SANDAKAN: A Vietnamese merchant ship - MV PHU AN 268 - was saved from a robbery or kidnapping attempt on Sunday due to the prompt action of the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom).
Esscom Commander DCP Datuk Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul Khalid said that emergency radio signals were detected from the vessel while it was passing through Philippine waters.
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