UPDATE:
Russian defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov said the Arctic Sea vessel was located 300 miles off Cape Verde island in West Africa with its crew safe and well.
Serdyukov said the Finnish-owned ship’s 15-man Russian crew was taken aboard a Russian naval vessel.
“The crew is alive, all are alive and healthy,” the Russian added, confirming that those on board were not being held captive.
It was unclear what might have happened to the ship, which was last heard from on July 28 in the Bay of Biscay.
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Seems like a lot of attention is being paid to this ship by more than just the Russians. The Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, has instructed his nation’s military to do whatever it takes to trace and, if necessary, recapture a cargo ship that has mysteriously disappeared amid fears pirates have hijacked it. Russian warships and nuclear submarines have been scrambled in a search for the Arctic Sea as suspicions mount that it could be carrying arms or drugs.
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