MT Orkim Harmony hijacking

MT Orkim Harmony hijacking
Part of Piracy in the Strait of Malacca and Piracy in Indonesia
Date11–19 June 2015
Location
Lost in the waters of Tanjung Sedili, Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
9°06′N 103°06′E / 9.10°N 103.10°E / 9.10; 103.10
Result

Hijack foiled.[5][6][7][8]

  • Australia spotted the tanker in the Gulf of Thailand.
  • Malaysia recovered the tanker and rescued all 22 crewmembers.
  • Vietnam captured all eight escaping pirates after they were found intruding past the Vietnamese border.
Belligerents

 Malaysia

 Australia

 Vietnam

Other aid/standby forces:
 Indonesia

 Thailand

Indonesian pirates[3][4]
Commanders and leaders
Abdul Aziz Jaafar
Ahmad Puzi
Adam Steff
Peter Knox
Doãn Bảo Quyết
Nguyễn Quang Đạm
Ngô Ngọc Thu		 Ruslan[9]  Surrendered
Strength

1,500 strong team, 16 ships and four aircraft
AP-3C Orion surveillance aircraft

4 ships		 1 tanker
8 pirates[10]
1 lifeboat
Casualties and losses
none 8 captured[7][11]
1 hostage injured[12]
MT Orkim Harmony hijacking is located in Southeast Asia
MT Orkim Harmony hijacking
class=notpageimage|
Approximate location where the tanker was found on 19 June.[note 1]

On 11 June 2015, eight Indonesian pirates hijacked the MT Orkim Harmony, a Malaysian tanker, in the South China Sea. The crew and the tanker were freed and recovered on 19 June near the southwest of Phú Quốc in Vietnam with the joint efforts of Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Royal Australian Air Force, Vietnam Border Guard, Vietnam Coast Guard, Indonesian Navy and Royal Thai Navy.[5][6][1][2][13]

  1. ^ a b "MT Orkim Harmony: Indonesian Navy Agrees To Join Hunt For Hijackers". Bernama. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b Zafira Anwar (19 June 2015). "Indonesia joins hunt for MT Orkim Harmony hijackers". New Straits Times. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Indonesian hijackers on board MT Orkim Harmoni tanker with pistols and parangs". The Jakarta Post. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. ^ "MT Orkim Harmony: Hijackers spoke with Indonesian accent - Navy chief". Astro Awani. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Australian Air Force trails missing Malaysian tanker found in Cambodian waters". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. ^ a b Farrah Naz Karim; Tasnim Lokman (22 June 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: 'We passed ship the first time'". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  7. ^ a b "All On Board MT Orkim Harmony Safe, Pirates Nabbed By Vietnamese Authorities". Bernama. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Delta police nab pirate suspects". Việt Nam News. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  9. ^ Hendra Mujiraharja (23 June 2015). "Identitas Pemimpin Perompak Kapal Tanker Terungkap" (in Indonesian). Okezone. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Malaysian navy chief: At least 8 perpetrators on board hijacked MT Orkim Harmony tanker armed with pistols and parangs". The Straits Times. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  11. ^ Nicholas Cheng (19 June 2015). "Eight suspected tanker hijackers caught in Vietnam". The Star. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  12. ^ "MT Orkim Harmony Injured Cook Reported To Be Stable". Bernama. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Vietnam holds tanker hijackers". Bangkok Post. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.


Cite error: There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=note}} template (see the help page).