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                     Pirates Release Vietnamese Oil Tanker

   by VOA News

   Pirates who seized a Vietnamese oil tanker last week off the coast of
   Singapore have released the vessel after stealing much of the oil it
   was carrying.

   The Sunrise-689 disappeared from radar shortly after departing
   Singapore last Thursday and since had been the subject of a
   multi-nation search.

   The Hai Phong Fisheries Shipbuilding Company, which runs the vessel,
   says ten pirates armed with guns stormed the tanker and took part of
   its 5,000 tons of oil.

   It is unclear how much of the oil was taken by the pirates, who
   approached the tanker in two speedboats.

   The company says the tanker was released Thursday and is now being
   escorted back to shore by Vietnam's coast guard. It reports two of the
   vessel's 18 crew were injured.

   The pirates were apparently able to evade being tracked after
   destroying the ship's communication and navigation systems.

   Pirate attacks recently have increased in Southeast Asia, where the
   International Maritime Bureau says at least 12 ships have been hijacked
   since April.
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