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Fishing Trawler Hijacked, Malaysia


Location Pulau Pom Pom Island, Malaysia

Type of incidents HIJACK

Lat. / Long. 04:35N – 118:51E

Source: Asia One, New Straits Times / NYA

Date: 10 September 2016, 1420 UTC

Description: The Eastern Sabah Security Command confirmed reports of three crewmembers abducted at gunpoint from a fishing trawler near Pulau Pom Pom resort in the Sabah waters.

The seven armed men, believed to be Filipino, fled with the three crewmembers in a green speedboat towards southern Philippines.

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