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Iran denies ownership of seized tanker
The Islamic Republic of Iran on July 21 has announced that the 'Arman 114', which was seized by Indonesia on July 11 does not belong to the country. The Iranian Oil Ministry stated: "The reports that try to link the cargo of that ship to the Islamic Republic of Iran are not valid and are part of a propaganda campaign against Iran." The tanker remained stationary in pos. 01° 11.87'N 103° 58.79' E as of July 21.
Tanker seized during illegal transshipment
Indonesia's Coast Guard has seized the 'Arman 114' near Indonesia's North Natuna Sea on July 7, 2023, suspected of involvement in the illegal transshipment of crude oil and vowed to strengthen maritime patrols. The 'Arman 114' was carrying 272,569 metric tons of light crude oil, valued at 4.6 trillion rupiah ($304 million) and was suspected of transferring the oil to another vessel without a permit. The tanker was captured after it was spotted conducting a ship-to-ship oil transfer with the Cameroon flagged crude oil tanker 'S Tinos'. The two tankers tried to escape, and authorities decided to focus their pursue on the 'Arman 114', , assisted by Malaysian authorities as the vessel sailed into Malaysian waters. The 'Arman 114' was also, suspected of violating other maritime regulations, such as manipulating its AIS, trying to show that its position was on the Red Sea but in reality it was not rhere. The 'S Tinos' was supposed to have been scrapped in 2018. As a result of the lack of AIS due to spoofing, there are no details of the position where the vessel was seized apart from in the North Natuna Sea. As of July 7, the 'Arman 114' was stationary in pos. 26 57 00 N, 034 47 00 E on July 7.
Possible STS to Jasmine
The "Adrian Darya 1" which has long been anchored off Tartus, semmed to be preparing an STS with the Iranian handymax tanker "Jasmine", 46,000 dwt. The "Jasmine", which is formally owned by a company in Lebanon, has already been blacklisted by US authorities for participating in the export of Iranian oil. It could not be proved whether a transfer was actually taking place.
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