Vietnamese cargo ship rescued in Malaysia
A Vietnamese merchant ship was saved from robbery or kidnapping recently thanks to the Malaysian Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom), according to the country’s Bernama News Agency.
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According to the commander, the ship’s captain reported that he spotted a strange boat with six people on board following his vessel, then he increased speed and changed course toward Malaysian waters.
After being informed, Essom sent a Viper patrol ship and a KD Sri Tiga high-speed boat to Malaysian waters bordering the Philippines, where they found MV PHU AN 268 and safely escorted it to Sandakan in Sabah State.