KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Armed pirates seized a Malaysian palm oil tanker with 39 crew off the coast of Somalia—the fourth hijacking in a month, a global maritime watchdog said Wednesday.
Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur, said the center received a distress signal late Tuesday about the raid on the MT Bunga Melati Dua and immediately notified Western naval ships patrolling the area.
An international terrorism task force dispatched a warship to intercept the tanker, which was heading toward Somalia territorial waters, he said. more.http://www.lcsun-news.com/apcontent/ci_10252361
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