BBC Online :
A Vietnamese oil tanker which went missing last week was seized by pirates who stole some of its cargo before releasing its crew, say officials.
The MT Sunrise 689, heading to Vietnam’s Quang Tri port, disappeared shortly after leaving Singapore.
The crew said about a dozen men armed with guns and knives had boarded the ship and beaten them.
They siphoned off the oil before leaving the ship and freeing the crew on Thursday morning.
“The pirates broke the communication system, robbed the oil and goods on board,” Nguyen Nhat, director of Vietnam’s Maritime Department, told AFP news agency.
A Vietnamese oil tanker which went missing last week was seized by pirates who stole some of its cargo before releasing its crew, say officials.
The MT Sunrise 689, heading to Vietnam’s Quang Tri port, disappeared shortly after leaving Singapore.
The crew said about a dozen men armed with guns and knives had boarded the ship and beaten them.
They siphoned off the oil before leaving the ship and freeing the crew on Thursday morning.
“The pirates broke the communication system, robbed the oil and goods on board,” Nguyen Nhat, director of Vietnam’s Maritime Department, told AFP news agency.
