Jakarta, May 4 -- An oil shipping monitoring firm has reported that a second Iranian Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) has successfully evaded the US Navy and is currently navigating Indonesian waters towards the Riau Archipelago.

In a report shared on X, TankerTrackers.com stated that the vessel, identified as the DERYA, is traversing the Lombok Strait in Indonesia. This movement follows a failed attempt to deliver 1.88 million barrels of Iranian crude oil to India in mid-April.

Detailing the tanker's movements, TankerTrackers.com noted, "We then spotted her continuing south after that, at a time when her sister ships in the area were being redirected back to Iran by the US Navy." The monitoring group further added that the ship is "curr...