JAKARTA (Dispatches) -- Indonesia said Sunday it has seized two oil tankers, one Iranian and one Panamanian, claiming they were illegally transferring oil in its waters.
A spokesman for the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency, Colonel Bakamla Wisnu Pramadita, said the Iranian-flagged MT Horse and the Panamanian-flagged MT Frea were seized in waters off Indonesia’s West Kalimantan Province. He claimed that the tankers have been captured for committing a variety of violations. The two vessels, he said, were escorted by Indonesian officials to Batam island in Riau Islands province for further investigation.