Indonesia navy impounds tanker over allegations of stealing some 300,000 barrels of oil from Cambodia

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The Indonesia navy’s First Fleet commander announced on Wednesday that it has seized a tanker and detained its crew over the alleged theft of around 300,000 barrels of crude oil from Cambodia’s reserves.

MT Strovolos, a Bahamian-flagged tanker, sailed from Thailand to Indonesia’s Batam island, where it turned off its ID system and anchored illegally off the Asian nation’s coast. It was picked up by the Indonesian navy on July 27 after an Interpol red notice was issued against the vessel and its crew.

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