Pirates hijack Indonesian chemical tanker – Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
March 17, 2005 by Homeland Security NTARC News
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Gunmen armed with rocket launchers have stormed a chemical tanker in the Strait of Malacca at the weekend in an unusually daring attack, raising initial fears of a terrorist attack, an anti-piracy centre says.
Thirty-five pirates boarded the MT Tri Samudra, laden with an unknown flammable chemical, on Saturday, briefly taking control of the ship before making off with the captain and chief engineer who were being held for ransom, the centre said.
