Finnish investigators are travelling to Russia on December 16 to conduct an investigation into the hijacking of the Arctic Sea ship. Accordingly, the stated destination of the phantom vessel was changed at 2009-12-16 21:22 to read "Underground." Previously, the destination had read 2009-12-21 08:00 Kotka [Finland]. The vessel last turned on its AIS transponder to enter Setubal Portugal.
Rabbe von Hertzen, who is heading up the investigation, says two members of the National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) are to question suspects and meet with Russian investigators. They are to return to Finland on December 18.
Von Hertzen says the trip is necessary because the suspects are being held in Russia.
The Arctic Sea was seized by a group of hijackers in Swedish waters in the Baltic Sea in July. The vessel was carrying a load of lumber from Finland to Algeria. The Russian Navy regained control of the ship off Africa’s west coast in August.
1 comment:
Sorry, where have you seen the Arctic Sea at 2009-12-16 21:22?
Can you expose a picture?
To me, she has disappeared from the AIS map Dec.14, going proposedly to the portugal warfes Cais da Setanave:
http://frenkelfree.narod.ru/forothersites/AS/dec14last.jpg
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