JAKARTA - A giant Iranian tanker carrying crude oil supplies worth nearly 220 million US dollars (Rp3.81 trillion) has managed to escape the US naval blockade and sail into Indonesian waters.
"A supertanker owned by the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) carrying more than 1.9 million barrels of crude oil (worth nearly 220 million US dollars) managed to evade the US Navy and reach the Far East," said TankerTrackers, a tanker movement monitoring agency, Sunday, May 3, reported Antara.
It is 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 March 20 when it docked from the Strait of Malacca to Iran, according to the monitoring agency.
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