Pirates rob Thai oil tanker of 1.5 million litres of diesel in Malaysian waters

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BANGKOK - A Thai oil tanker was attacked by pirates on Friday and robbed of 1.5 million litres of diesel fuel after leaving Singapore, officials said.

The ship, CP41, was loaded with 3.8 million litres of diesel when it was attacked by six armed men near Malaysia's Kuantan while heading from Singapore to the southern Thai province of Songkhla.

The men, who spoke Bahasa, were equipped with guns and knives and entered the vessel, capturing the captain and crew members as well as destroying communications equipment before pumping 1.5 million litres of fuel into their ship and fleeing.

The captain and crew were safe and Thai authorities had been informed about the incident on Saturday night, hours before the tanker arrived in Songkhla, according to officials.

They destroyed the ship security alert system and robbed the crew of their valuables and stole some 1.5 million litres of diesel oil, then fled.

The ship was transporting some three million litres of diesel oil from Malaysia to Songkhla.

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