Indonesia detains Iranian, Chinese crews of seized tankers

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have detained the Iranian and Chinese crewmembers of two tankers that were seized for illegally transferring oil in Indonesian waters, an official said Tuesday.
“The Iranian-flagged MT Horse and Panamanian-flagged MT Freya are on the way to Batam island now. The crews are being detained for further investigation,” Maritime Security Agency spokesperson Wisnu Pramandita said.
He said 36 Iranian and 25 Chinese crewmembers were detained, and documents from the vessels were seized.