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Cruise News for the Corporate Travel Professional |
August 2009 Edition |
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Mysteriously Raided Ship disappears Without any Trace in the Atlantic Ocean |
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The freighter was carrying a cargo of lumber valued at 1.3 million-euro (US$1.8 million). The raiders were a group of English speaking black-clad masked men, who boarded the ship from a high-speed inflatable boat, claiming to be police officers. The crew were bound and gagged while a 12-hour search ensued, there were allegations that crew were assaulted with rifle butts. It was not clear what the attackers were searching for, however, they left the vessel without taking any cash or belongings. The ARCTIC SEA, with a cargo of
timber bound for Algeria was allowed to continue her journey. The Swedish police
were informed of the hijacking via the Russian authorities in Stockholm. ARCTIC
SEA's arrival in Alergia was expected August 4. |
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August
9, 2009: A double mystery surrounds the 1991-built ARCTIC SEA. The Maltese
registered cargo ship, with a crew of 15 Russian was attacked in the Baltic Sea
on July 24. 
