Blog:Russia detains ship ‘hijackers’
September 28, 2009 at 11:44 pm • Posted in news • 31 Comments
Eight people have been arrested for hijacking the cargo ship Arctic Sea, Russia’s defence minister says.
Anatoly Serdyukov said the group of suspects included Russian, Estonian and Latvian nationals.
The Arctic Sea, laden with timber, disappeared after passing through the English Channel in late July. It was found on Sunday off West Africa.
Speculation about what happened to the ship included suggestions of piracy, a mafia dispute or a commercial row.
The ship’s owners had reported that the vessel was attacked on 24 July in Swedish waters
