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Allegedly scrapped tanker caught during illegal oil transfer off Indonesia

Indonesia's Coast Guard has seized the tank m/v 'Arman 114' near Indonesia's North Natuna Sea on July 7, 2023, suspected of involvement in the illegal transshipment of crude oil to the 'S Tinos'. 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.

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Beached at Chittagong 12.08.18

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arrived Chittagong Anchorage 07.08.18