Malaysian navy foils pirate attack in South China Sea
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) June 15, 2014 - Malaysia's navy has fought off a pirate attack on a tanker off its east coast in the South China Sea, the International Maritime Bureau said Sunday. The Malaysian force was assisted by the Indonesian and Singaporean navies in fending off the attack late Saturday, said Noel Choong, head of the IMB's Kuala Lumpur-based Piracy Reporting Centre. The pirates fled the Singapore-managed tanker ... more

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