The Thai diesel oil
tanker MT Orapin 4, carrying 14 crew members, drifted ashore in Sriracha
on Sunday, June 1. The tanker had been missing since May 27, having
fallen prey to pirates en route from Singapore to Borneo.
The Royal Thai Navy reported that the MT Orapin 4
reported missing on May 27 has been found.
The Thai diesel oil tanker, carrying 14 crew members, had lost contact
with its owners on May 27 after leaving Singapore for Pontianak on
Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of Borneo Island.
Royal Thai Navy secretary-general and spokesman Rear Admiral Karn
Dee-ubol said the vessel was hijacked by pirates who had destroyed all
communications equipment on board the ship, but that the crew was
unharmed.
According to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), the pirates took 3
million liters of diesel, but left enough fuel for the vessel to return
to shore. (MCOT)
