JAKARTA, July 11 (Reuters) - Indonesia's coast guard (Bakamla) said on Tuesday it has seized an Iranian-flagged tanker suspected of involvement in the illegal transshipment of crude oil.
The vessel, MT Arman 114, was carrying 272,569 metric tons of light crude oil and was suspected of transferring the oil to another vessel without a permit, the coast guard said in a statement.
Bakamla said the vessel was captured after it was spotted conducting an oil transfer to another vessel, the Cameroon-flagged MT STinos.
MT Arman was also suspected of violating other maritime regulations, such as turning of its automatic identification system, sailing without a flag and operating without port clearance, Bakamla said.
Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman, Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by Martin PettyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Arman, Bakamla, Stefanno Sulaiman, Fransiska, Martin Petty
Organizations:
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Locations:
JAKARTA, Iranian, Cameroon