MOSCOW, August 18 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian...
[of the Arctic Sea] back home," Serdyukov said.Russia"s Investigation Commission later said it had launched a criminal probe in connection with the hijacking.
The Maltese-flagged cargo ship left Finland with a cargo of timber on July 22 en route for Algeria. The ship last made radio contact with British coastguards on July 28. Finnish police confirmed that a $1.5 million ransom demand had been issued.
Last week, President Medvedev instructed the country"s Navy to launch a search for the missing ship.
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