Phnom Penh Post - Prepubescent privateer pirates unattended boat
A budding boat burglar was caught on Monday, just two days after he allegedly hijacked a vessel in Kandal’s Sa’ang district. The 16-year-old prospective pirate commandeered the vessel after it was left unattended at the town dock.
The owner returned from a daytrip to Phnom Penh to find his skiff had simply disappeared and promptly called local police. Cops found the juvenile joyriding down the river and ended his riverine adventure.
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