Indonesia seizes Iranian ship, arrests crew, sends ship to island
The Indonesian Coast Guard has detained an Iranian ship carrying 61 crew members on charges of illegally transporting oil, waving Iranian and Panamanian company flags on the ship.
Malaysian Coast Guard spokesman Woznia Pramandeta said staff were asked to display national flags on suspicion of illegal crude oil transfers, but they not only did not display national flags but also shut down the automatic identification system. We did not receive a radio call, so we had no choice but to take the ship into custody.
On the other hand, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has sought details from Indonesia regarding the seizure of its ship and there have been high-level contacts between the two countries in this regard.
