Malaysian authorities say ship carrying diesel hijacked

Tankers in the Strait of Singapore May 22, 2016. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein/File Photo


KUALA LUMPUR An oil tanker carrying 900,000 liters of diesel has been hijacked and taken into Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime authorities said on Tuesday.


The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said in a statement that the ship, Vier Harmoni, has been located in the waters off Batam, Indonesia.


The MMEA said they have yet to confirm the identity of the hijackers. The ship, which sailed from the Tanjung Pelepas port in Malaysia on Monday, was carrying diesel with an estimated value of 1.57 million ringgit ($392,795).


($1 = 3.9970 ringgit)


(Reporting by Joseph Sipalan; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)

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