Hats off to the Royal Malaysian Navy and
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, as well as supportive and
co-operative neighboring countries, which have been involved in the
search-and-rescue (SAR) mission for MT Orkim
Harmony, an oil tanker ship that went missing last week. The success is a result of strong will, high spirit, effective teamwork and great commitment, both
in carrying out duties and saving lives.
The accomplishment of the mission means a lot
to Malaysians, especially the victims’ families and friends. The next of kin of the crew members were forced to live with uncertainty and agony during the ordeal.
The
hijacking of the ship is another example of human beings' obsession with
materialism and power. This explains the last line of the poem, Heir Conditioning, by M Shanmughalingam.
He wrote: “Money is your new God”. Those involved in maritime
piracy have undoubtedly broken religious rules. No religious belief promotes or supports inhumanity, violence and greed.
For the sake of world peace, hijacking, robbing, threatening and putting others in danger have to be stopped. A zero-tolerance policy should be applied when it comes to such unjustifiable acts.
Courtesy of New Straits Times,
22 June 2015
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