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the reports "rubbish."The Russian Navy launched the search for the Arctic Sea on instructions of the country"s president on Wednesday. The frigate Ladny was heading toward Cape Verde in the western Atlantic on Friday, according to the Russian ambassador in the former Portuguese colony.
Speaking live on Russia"s Vesti channel, the Sovfrakht chief editor said ships all have unique tracking device signals.
"The signal is unique and cannot belong to any other vessel," Mikhail Voitenko said, admitting however that the device could have been installed on a different ship for a number of reasons.
Voitenko also suggested the ship"s signal may have been lost as the vessel passed through an area of poor reception.
He said coastguards in nearby countries - Spain, France and Britain - and vessels closest to where the signal was last detected needed to be contacted and the surrounding area monitored for future signals.