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Indonesian sailors safe after hijacking incident in Malaysian waters
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All safe – Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi speaks during a hearing at the House of Representatives in Jakarta. The minister confirmed on Monday that three Indonesian crew members of a Malaysian vessel hijacked in Sabah waters were free and in good condition. (Antara/-)
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he Foreign Ministry has confirmed that three Indonesian crew members of a vessel hijacked in Sabah waters, Malaysia, are safe and sound.
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said the ministry had contacted the Indonesian Consulate in Tawau, Malaysia and received information that all of the Indonesian crewmen were safe and in good condition.
She added that Tawau consulate officials had met with the crewmen.
“We have received confirmation that the three Indonesian citizens are all in a good health and that they are in Tawau now,” Retno told journalists at the State Palace in Jakarta on Monday.
The minister further said the Malaysian Police were investigating the hijacking incident and that along with that process, the Indonesian government wanted to ensure that all legal rights of the Indonesian crewmen were met by the shipping company.
As reported earlier, eight armed men on Friday raided the Malaysian-flagged tugboat MV Masfive 6 in waters off the eastern coast of Sabah after it had unloaded timber in Manila. They abducted four Malaysian crew members but released five other others, including the three Indonesian crewmen. (ebf)
