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has been rife, with some media outlets saying the Russian authorities are trying to cover up a smuggling or trafficking operation.However, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday evening: "Of course this bulk freighter with deadweight of 7,000 tons was never lost. Its movements were monitored, and its coordinates were provided by several sources, including our foreign partners."
The ministry did admit that several questions over the ship"s "disappearance" remained unanswered, for example whether the reported seizure of the freighter on July 24 was preceded by another attack, and whether there were other hijackers involved.
Other reports have suggested that the Arctic Sea was hiding a second, smaller vessel while sailing off Sweden"s eastern coast.
Russian envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin has dismissed such allegations as "outlandish" and "ridiculous."
Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigations Committee at the Russian
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