MT AROWANA UNITED

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Fuel worth $400,000 stolen from hijacked bunker tanker 'Arowana United'

Bunkers worth some $400,000 were stolen from a bunker tanker after it was hijacked in East Malaysia earlier this month, reports on Thursday have revealed, Ship & Bunker reports. Malaysian registered Mt Arowana United, owned by Vast Alliance Sdn Bhd, was found after five days near Pulau Natuna, Indonesia with her eight crew members, but not its cargo of 650,000 litres of marine fuel. On October 14, 2012 Mt Arowana United was docked at the Labuan inner anchorage in preparation to bunker a vessel on October 19, 2012.

Cargo vessel hijacked from Labuan anchorage recovered

A Malaysian cargo vessel hijacked from the Labuan anchorage two weeks ago by a group of armed men, believed to be pirates, was recovered last Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 . The Mt Arowana United, owned by Vast Alliance Sdn Bhd, was recovered with its eight crew members near Pulau Natuna, Indonesia, minus its cargo of 650,000 litres of marine fuel, worth RM1.2 million (S$480,000). The crew were also robbed of their belongings and sustained light injuries. The vessel's navigation system was badly vandalised by the hijackers in their attempt to stop it from sailing and authorities from locating it. Vast Alliance Port Captain Ezekial K. Jr said the vessel had docked on Oct 14 at the Labuan inner anchorage, as it was supposed to bunker another vessel on Oct 19. http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20121101-380894.html