Russian ‘hijacked’ crew may have been coerced

No success yet in contacting owner of Arctic Sea, says IMB

David Osler - Wednesday 12 August 2009

THE crew of a Russian general cargoship at the centre of hijacking speculation may have been acting under duress when the vessel reported to the British coastguard late last month, a spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency speculated yesterday.

Meanwhile, the International Maritime Bureau has confirmed that attempts to contact the vessel&...

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