Malaysia says fuel tanker hijacked into Indonesian waters August 17, 2016 - 11:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A fuel tanker has apparently been hijacked and taken into Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime authorities said Wednesday, August 17, according to the Associated Press. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency chief Ahmad Puzi Kahar said that "internal problems" led to the hijacking of the Indonesian registered MT Vier Harmoni. He said the vessel was carrying about 900,000 liters of diesel and is now in waters off the Indonesian island of Batam, which is close to Singapore. Indonesia's western naval command and its coast guard said they had been notified by Malaysia about the incident and are searching for the tanker. They said that so far there was no indication the tanker had entered Batam. The Malaysian maritime agency said it activated its search for the tanker early Wednesday. It said the tanker left from Tanjung Pelepas port in Malaysia's southern Johor state and was suspected to have been hijacked on Tuesday evening. The 53-meter long Vier Harmoni was built in 2014, according to ship databases. It is owned by Vierlines Asia Group, a regional shipping company. Related links:   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
