Indonesia frees vessel captured by suspected pirates: navy

Indonesia frees vessel captured by suspected pirates: navy Jakarta (AFP) May 9, 2016 - Indonesia on Monday freed a Singapore-flagged vessel captured by pirates off the coast of Borneo island, and detained nine suspects involved in the hijacking, a navy spokesman said. The 20 crew and one passenger who were aboard the captured boat were unharmed during the operation, navy spokesman Edi Sucipto said in a statement. The vessel had disappeared from radar inside Indonesian wate ... more

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