Iranian Supertanker Evades US Blockade and Sails to Indonesia

Istanbul (ANTARA) - A giant Iranian tanker carrying a supply of crude oil worth nearly 220 million US dollars (Rp3.81 trillion) has successfully evaded the US naval blockade and is sailing into Indonesian waters.

“A supertanker owned by the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) carrying more than 1.9 million barrels of crude oil (valued at nearly 220 million US dollars) has evaded the US Navy and reached the Far East region,” said TankerTrackers, a tanker movement monitoring agency, on Sunday.

It was reported that the giant ship, identified as “HUGE” (9357183), was last seen off the coast of Sri Lanka more than a week ago.

The ship is now moving through the Lombok Strait in Indonesia towards the Riau Islands.

The giant tanker has not emitted an Automatic Identification System (AIS) signal since 20 March when it departed from the Malacca Strait to Iran, according to the monitoring agency.

Source: Anadolu