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 maritime security agency commander said. A special team from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) stormed the MT Tanker MGT1, off the coast of the northeastern state of Terengganu, nearly 10 hours after it was reported missing on Wednesday. The boat was spotted near the tanker by a surveillance aircraft. Zulkifli identified the 10 suspected pirates that were arrested as Indonesian nationals. Piracy in Southeast Asian waters, including its busy international shipping lanes, has been a problem for years.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2017 12:45 UTC