MT Orkim Harmony: Crew members safe - Navy chief

All crew members of tanker MT Orkim Harmony are safe and unharmed, said Royal Malaysian Navy chief Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar tweeted.

MT Orkim Harmony: KD Terengganu is shadowing the vessel and is in communication with the Vessel's captain. All crew are safe and unharmed.
— Abdul Aziz Jaafar (@ChiefofNavy) June 18, 2015

MT Okim Harmony: KD Terengganu is now persuading the robbers onboard to surrender, and promise them they would be unharmed.
— Abdul Aziz Jaafar (@ChiefofNavy) June 18, 2015

MT Orkim Harmony was sailing from Malacca to Kuantan when it went missing on June 12. On board the tanker were 22 crewmen comprising 16 Malaysians, five Indonesians and one from Myanmar.

READ: Missing MT Orkim Harmony in Cambodian waters, renamed and repainted

The tanker was earlier spotted in Cambodian waters and was repainted from blue to black. It was also renamed Kim Harmon.

The tanker was spotted by Australia's P3 C-Orion at 3.45pm, Wednesday.