Official: Malaysian oil tanker taken over commercial dispute, not hijacked

Kuala Lumpur

AN oil tanker which was earlier reported to have been hijacked and sailed into Indonesian waters is believed to have been taken due to a commercial dispute, Malaysian authorities said on Wednesday.

The Vier Harmoni, carrying 900,000 litres of diesel, went missing after leaving Tanjung Pelepas port on the eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia on Tuesday before it was relocated in the waters off Batam, Indonesia.