‘Indonesian’ pirates raid Thai vessel for tonnes of fuel

PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy is on the lookout for sword and gun toting pirates, thought to be of Indonesian origin, who had allegedly raided a Thai vessel in the Strait of Malacca on Friday evening (February 13), and made way with a substantial amount of fuel before placing TNT explosives on the ship’s bridge.

No injuries or deaths have been reported from the raid, which came to the attention of the Royal Thai Navy this morning at about 9.40am.

Read more: thephuketnews.com

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