ISTANBUL, May 3 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- An Iranian supertanker carrying nearly US$220 million worth of oil has evaded US blockade efforts, TankerTrackers reported Sunday, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
"A National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) VLCC supertanker carrying over 1.9 million barrels (valued at nearly US$220 million) of crude oil has managed to evade the U.S. Navy and reach the Far East," TankerTrackers wrote on social media platform X.
The vessel, identified as “HUGE” (9357183), was last seen off Sri Lanka more than a week ago and is currently moving through the Lombok Strait in Indonesia toward the Riau Archipelago.
The tanker has not transmitted Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals since March 20, when it departed the Strait of Malacca bound for Iran, according to maritime tracking information.
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