World IN BRIEF : MALAYSIA : Crew Abandons Burning Tanker
From Times Staff and Wire Services
The Liberian-registered tanker Nagasaki Spirit was on fire and abandoned by its 23-member crew in the Strait of Malacca, a spokesman for Malaysia’s Rescue Coordinating Center said. It was not known whether there were any casualties. The Lloyd’s shipping casualty service in London said the tanker’s captain had first reported that he had been fired on and then reported a collision. Lloyd’s said the tanker was sailing from Saudi Arabia to oil-rich Brunei.
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