PENANG: The pirates who kidnapped three crewmen of a tugboat 45.5 nautical miles west of Tanjung Hantu, Lumut, in Perak used local fishing boats to avoid detection by maritime authorities.
Maritime Enforcement Co-ordinating Centre Laksamana Pertama Abdul Hadi Abdul Rashid said crewmen of the Japanese-registered tugboat Idaten did not suspect anything amiss when the three fishing boats approached them.
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