Indonesian Navy Securs 2 Tanker Ships Loaded With Palm Oil And CPO

The Indonesian Navy from the ranks of Koarmada I secures the MT World Progress tanker transporting 34,854.3 Metric Tons (MT) of Palm Oil in the waters of the Malacca Strait, Indonesia, Wednesday (27/4/2022). ANTARA/HO-Dispen Koarmada I

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) through elements of the Fleet Command I secured two foreign-flagged tankers loaded with palm oil and crude palm oil (CPO) for allegedly violating documents.

The tankers that were seized were MT World Progress which sailed from Dumai to India in the Malacca Strait and MT Annabelle from Kijing Pontianak to Shajarh, UAE in the West Kalimantan waters.

Commander of the Fleet Command (Pangkoarmada) I Rear Admiral TNI Arsyad Abdullah said Koarmada I as the TNI AL's Operational Municipality was tasked with carrying out operations in the context of military operations for war and military operations other than war by implementing intensive operations to enforce sovereignty and law in the seas under Indonesian jurisdiction.

"The intensity of the sea operations carried out by the Indonesian Navy, in this case Koarmada I, yielded results, KRI Beladau-643 captured the MT World Progress tanker carrying 34,854.3 metric tons (MT) of palm oil in the waters of the Malacca Strait, which is Indonesia's territorial waters. on Wednesday (27/4) morning," said Arysad, quoted by Antara from a written statement, Thursday, April 28.

MT World Progress is a Liberian-flagged tanker, captained by Belov Alexander, a Russian national with a crew of 22 foreigners (7 Russians, 6 Ukrainians, and 9 Indians) suspected of violating documents with the ship's GT specifications listed in one of the documents being different from other documents as well as capacity specifications. the propulsion engine listed in one of the documents is different from the other documents.

This is a violation of Article 302 paragraph (2) Jo. Article 117 paragraph (2) of Law Number 17 of 2008 concerning Shipping.

"Separately, KRI Siribua-859 also captured the MT. Annabelle tanker transporting 13,357,425 metric tons (MT) of crude palm oil (CPO) and 98 drums of methanol (5 sealed drums and 93 drums used) in the waters of West Kalimantan," said Arsyad.

MT Annabelle is a Marshal Island-flagged tanker, captained by Zhao Junfeng, a Chinese citizen, with a crew of 24 Chinese citizens, who are suspected of committing a crime of carrying methanol cargo without any documents for transporting dangerous goods.

This violates Article 294 paragraph (1) of the Republic of Indonesia Law no. 17 of 2008 concerning Shipping and the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation.

MT arrest. World Progress and MT. Annabelle is an implementation of the order of the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral Yudo Margono, who ordered all elements of the operations of the Indonesian Navy to increase surveillance and tight security, as well as to arrest and process the law if they find that the export of CPO or palm oil and its derivatives is officially prohibited by the Government of Indonesia.