A bunker tanker that went missing off Malaysia earlier this week is believed to have been the subject of a crew mutiny rather than a hijacking.

Indonesian authorities are quoted as saying that the Vier Harmoni (built 2004) was likely taken by its own crew in a dispute with their employer

The captain of the vessel is said to have twice informed his employer that he was taking the ship back to the Indonesian island of Batam because of an “internal management problem”, the AFP news agency reported.

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