MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
lumber from Russia to Algeria, was reportedly boarded by a group of eight men on July 24 and mysteriously disappeared in the AtlanticIt was discovered off Cape Verde on August 16 by Russia"s Ladny frigate and is currently being towed to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk. The ship will not make port calls on the way and is due to arrive at the Russian port in late September.
Four crew members remain on board, while the other 11 were flown to Moscow last month to be questioned by the Russian authorities amid speculation that they may have been in cahoots with the alleged hijackers. They have reportedly now returned home to the northern Russian city of Arkhangelsk.
Eight men, including citizens of Russia, Latvia and Estonia, have been arrested and charged with piracy and kidnapping.
Malta, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Latvia have set up an investigation team to look into the incident. They have agreed that any other suspects in the case will
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