Pirates free Thai tanker after stealing oil cargo
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[KUALA LUMPUR] Pirates have released an Indonesian-bound Thai tanker after stealing its oil cargo, in the latest attack in South-east Asian waters, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said yesterday.
MT Orapin 4, with 14 crew aboard, arrived at Sri Racha Port in Thailand on Sunday, the IMB's Kuala Lumpur-based Piracy Reporting Centre said.
The diesel oil tanker had lost contact with its owner after departing Singapore on Tuesday on its way to Pontianak on Indonesia's Kalimantan.
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