An Iranian very large crude carrier (VLCC) named 'Derya' has entered Indonesia’s Lombok Strait, reportedly evading detection by the United States Navy. The vessel is now moving through Indonesian waters toward the Riau Islands, according to the oil shipping monitoring group TankerTrackers.com. The group stated on social media that the ship had earlier attempted to unload 1.88 million barrels of Iranian crude oil in India in mid-April but failed.

TankerTrackers added that after the failed attempt in India, the Derya continued southward while other Iranian vessels in the region were being forced back to Iran by the US Navy. The firm also reported that another Iranian supertanker, the 'Huge', carrying 1.9 million barrels of oil, entered the Lombok Strait a day earlier, also heading toward the Riau Islands.

According to TankerTrackers, a total of 25 Iranian oil tankers departed from Iran in April. Of these, seven were sent back to Iranian ports and two were seized by US forces, while the rest reached their destinations successfully.