On the fourth night after the cargo ship disappeared, another two cargo ships vanished. Both were flying the Panama flag, one owned by Myriken Company, and the other by the Indonesian Company.
Besides both being supertankers of over 100,000 tons, they had another thing in common—they were carrying wheat.
Including that Merrick-flagged cargo ship, three cargo ships have disappeared, carrying more than 300,000 tons of wheat.
All of a sudden, every ship headed to Indonesia was on high alert, especially those carrying wheat.
A 50,000-ton cargo ship decided midway to divert to Australia, notifying Indonesia, "I plan to wait here for you to collect the goods. If you don't come in a month, I'll return the same way."
Two cargo ships each over 30,000 tons directly breached their contracts, preferring to forgo business rather than accept similar orders.
