Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Breaking News-RTRS-Malaysian palm oil tanker seized in Gulf of Aden

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A Malaysian oil tanker, with 39 crew on board and laden with palm oil, has been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, the company which owns the tanker said on Wednesday.

The tanker was heading towards Rotterdam from Dumai in Sumatra, and the crew include 29 Malaysians and 10 Filipinos, MISC Bhd said in a statement.