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Tanker siphoned again

The "Oriental Glory" has been hit by Hijackers who roobed its cargo for the second time in the space of a year. The product tanker was surrounded by six fishing boats on May 15, 2015, around 6 a.m. at off Labuan in East Malaysia. 30 perpetrators boarded the tanker and took it to another location, some 188 nautical miles northwest of Bruit Island, also in Malaysia. A total of 2,500 metric tons of oil was siphoned off the vessel. All crew are safe and the vessel proceeded to Tanjung Manis for further Investigation. The "Oriental Glory" was already hit by pirates in July 2014. It was the 7th incident of ship fuel siphoning reported since January 2015.

Malaysian navy ship thwarts attack on oil tanker

The Royal Malaysian Navy helped fend off pirates who attacked an oil tanker carrying marine gas oil on the east coast of Johor. The MT Oriental Glory, which was carrying around 2,500 tonnes of marine gas oil, was attacked by pirates on Tuesday night at 11.45pm. The pirates stole the fuel and damaged the ship’s navigation equipment before fleeing. The RMN corvette KD Terengganu, which was patrolling Batu Tengah waters, immediately made its way towards the ship after receiving information at 10.30am last Wednesday. KD Terengganu reached the location two hours later and contacted Oriental Glory via radio. “Further investigations are being conducted by the KD Terengganu team to get a clearer picture,” RMN said in a statement yesterday. The investigation team was told that the Oriental Glory could not be anchored due to a damaged windlass. “KD Terengganu is in the process of moving the ship to the coastline due to the damage incurred during the incident,” the statement added. Source : The Star

2,500 mt of MGO Stolen as Bunker Pirates Strike Again in Malacca Straits

Bunker pirates stole 2,500 metric tonnes (mt) of marine gas oil (MGO) from a Malaysian tanker in the Malacca Straits Tuesday, according to press reports. The attackers damaged the navigation equipment of the vessel, the MT Oriental Glory, but the ship was recovered Wednesday (July 16) afternoon with all 15 crew members safe, Reuters reports. The attack occurred as the ship was headed from Singapore to eastern Malaysia.