A Malaysian oil tanker has gone missing in the South China Sea, the same area where Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 went missing more than a year ago.

Tanker MT Orkim Harmony left the Malaysian state of Malacca on Wed., June 17 and was expected to arrive at the Kuantan port on the other side of the country at 10:30 a.m. local time the next day, reports the Malaysia Chronicle.

Instead, communication with the vessel was lost at 8:57 p.m. on Wednesday. The ship's last known location was 30 nautical miles off Tanjung Sedili, located to the south of its final destination. Its owner, Orkim, waited 10 hours before reporting the vessel missing.

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