MMEA foils hijacking of Thai tanker, 10 pirates arrested


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 07 Sep 2017

An MMEA team stormed the MT Tanker MGT1, off the coast of Terengganu, nearly 10 hours after it was reported missing. - Bernama pic

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities thwarted the hijacking of a Thai oil tanker on Thursday and arrested 10 suspected Indonesian pirates on board the ship.

A special team from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) stormed the MT Tanker MGT1, off the coast of Terengganu, nearly 10 hours after it was reported missing on Wednesday.

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