A mystery “ghost ship” tied to an illicit ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operation off the coast of Indonesia has been identified as a tanker involved in the sanctioned trade of Venezuelan oil.
Indonesia’s maritime and security agency, Bakamla, last week pursued and seized the Iran-flag 300,600-dwt Arman 114 (built 1997), saying it was transferring 2m barrels of oil to another VLCC, the S Tinos, without the necessary permits .
