Cops suspect captain and chiefs in RM8mil high-sea diesel theft


PETALING JAYA: An oil tanker’s captain, chief officer and chief engineer may have been in cahoots with pirates who pulled off a daring theft on board the vessel Naniwa Maru 1.

The three – all Indonesians – were missing when the pirates fled after stealing three million litres of diesel from the tanker. Their passports, personal belongings and clothing were also missing from their rooms.

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