Tran Duc Dat died from his injuries during the incident on board VP Petrochemical Transport’s 3,100-dwt VP Asphalt 2 (built 2013), officials say.

Pirates stormed the vessel yesterday morning as it made its way from Singapore along the east coast of Malaysia.

After shooting the crewman, they stole property from the crew before escaping, Noel Choong, head of IMB's Kuala Lumpur-based Piracy Reporting Center, told AFP.

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