In the Mekong River massacre, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered.

Mekong River massacre

2011 hijacking of two Chinese cargo ships and subsequent massacre of all 13 crew members

The Mekong River massacre occurred on the morning of 5 October 2011, when two Chinese cargo ships were attacked on a stretch of the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle region on the borders of Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. All 13 crew members on both ships were killed and dumped…