Oil tanker 'hijacked off Malaysia'

LONDON. KAZINFORM A Malaysian oil tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked and taken to Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime officials say.

photo: QAZINFORM

The MMEA's director tweeted that the ship was now believed to be off the Indonesian island of Batam.

Its cargo is reportedly worth about 1.57m ringgit ($392,795; £300,000).

Source:  BBC