Seven saved after pirate attack

KOTA KINABALU: Seven crew members of a Malaysian-registered tugboat were rescued by Vietnamese fishermen who found them in a raft in the waters of Amboyna in the Brunei Exclu­sive Economic Zone about 220 nautical miles northwest of Miri.

Their tugboat was reportedly tugging a barge that was transporting cargo belonging to Tena­­­ga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and Sabah Electri­city Sdn Bhd (SESB) when pirates attacked them some time after April 16.