Hijacked Japanese tug leaves for Indonesia under Malaysia escort

Hijacked Japanese tug leaves for Indonesia under Malaysia escort

BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia - The Japanese-owned tugboat Idaten, whose captain and two other crew members were abducted by pirates in the Malacca Strait on March 14, sails off the northwestern Malaysian port of Butterworth on March 20 headed for Indonesia's Batam Island near Singapore. (Kyodo)

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