World English News » Algeria http://worldenglishnews.com International English Language News Articles and Blog Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:33:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Contradictions Cloud the Arctic Sea Case http://worldenglishnews.com/2009/08/20/contradictions-cloud-the-arctic-sea-case/ http://worldenglishnews.com/2009/08/20/contradictions-cloud-the-arctic-sea-case/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:47:12 +0000 admin http://worldenglishnews.com/?p=264 Two days after the lumber freighter the Arctic Sea resurfaced off the West African coast, questions mounted about the ship’s mysterious hijacking, and national media were abuzz with speculation about what its real cargo was.

The Defense Ministry said Wednesday that eight hijackers, captured on the ship near the island nation of Cape Verde on Monday, had threatened to blow up the ship if their ransom demands were not met.

The men threw their weapons overboard when the Arctic Sea was approached by a Russian anti-submarine frigate that had been dispatched to search for the ship, Interfax reported, citing an unidentified ministry spokesperson.

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]]> http://worldenglishnews.com/2009/08/20/contradictions-cloud-the-arctic-sea-case/feed/ 0 Russian navy joins hunt for ship http://worldenglishnews.com/2009/08/13/russian-navy-joins-hunt-for-ship/ http://worldenglishnews.com/2009/08/13/russian-navy-joins-hunt-for-ship/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:20:51 +0000 admin http://worldenglishnews.com/?p=99 Russia’s navy has been deployed to find a ship reportedly hijacked three weeks ago in the Baltic Sea.

Up to five vessels – reported to include nuclear submarines – will be involved in the search for the Maltese-flagged Arctic Sea, the navy confirmed.

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