Pirates steal 2.5 million liters of marine gas oil off Malaysian coast
Posted On: Jul. 15, 2014 12:00 AM CSTNew details released about the July 4 pirate-attack off the Malaysian coast indicate that pirates stole around 2.5 million liters of marine gas oil from the Moresby 9 tanker, reports Ship & Bunker citing Tradewinds.
Local piracy specialists have pointed to the attack as an example of an upswing in hijackings in Southeast Asia this year.