‘MT Bunga Laurel’ resumes trip while navy holds pirates


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 23 Jan 2011

PETALING JAYA: After a day of high sea drama, the rescued Malaysian chemical tanker MT Bunga Laurel, with its load of RM30mil worth of lubricating oil and ethylene dichloride, is back on sail to Singapore with all crew members resuming their duties.

The Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC) confirmed this and thanked the armed forces’ Combined Special Forces Task Group (a joint special action force comprising navy, army and airforce commandos) for their swift action.

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