MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian...
because it was carrying an "unknown cargo" in addition to timber. However, the ship operator called the reports "rubbish."Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered on Wednesday measures to track, monitor and, if necessary, free the ship from the hijackers after Solchart requested state assistance in the search-and-rescue operation.
Russia"s Defense Ministry later said that it had dispatched Black Sea Fleet vessels now on a mission in the Atlantic to hunt for the cargo ship, and all search-and-rescue means, including satellite reconnaissance, have been deployed.
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