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 Defense Force, Vietnam Coast Guard, Indonesian Navy and Royal Thai Navy.
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| - 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 Defense Force, Vietnam Coast Guard, Indonesian Navy and Royal Thai Navy.
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- Indonesian pirates
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| - * Australia spotted the tanker in theGulf of Thailand.
- * Vietnam captured all eight escaping pirates after they were found intruding past the Vietnamese border.
- Hijack foiled.
- * Malaysia recovered the tanker and rescued all 22 crewmembers.
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- 1tanker
- 1,500 strong team, 16 ships and four aircraft
- 1lifeboat
- 8pirates
- AP-3C Orion surveillance aircraft
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