- 17:35 24/03/2011
A Russian court sentenced on Thursday six people involved in a pirate attack on the Arctic Sea vessel in July 2009 to prison terms from seven to ten years in a high-security jail.
- 13:58 03/12/2010
The Moscow City Court on Friday sentenced Latvian businessman Sergei Demchenko to three years in a high-security prison for organizing a pirate attack on the Arctic Sea vessel in 2009.
- 10:23 17/11/2010
An indictment against six alleged attackers of the Arctic Sea cargo vessel has been handed to the Russian Prosecutor General's Office for confirmation, an Investigations Committee spokesman said on Wednesday.
- 21:27 11/06/2010
The Moscow City Court on Friday sentenced Latvian national Dmitry Savins to seven years in a high-security prison for leading a pirate attack on the Arctic Sea vessel.
- 20:17 11/06/2010
The Moscow City Court on Friday sentenced Latvian national Dmitry Savins to seven years in a high-security prison for leading a pirate attack on the Arctic Sea vessel.
- 15:37 09/03/2010
Finnish police have provided Russia with "important documents" allowing it to identify the mastermind of an attempt to hijack the Arctic Sea cargo vessel, Russia's top investigator said on Tuesday.
- 16:00 27/02/2010
One of the alleged hijackers of the Arctic Sea cargo vessel is seeking protection through Europe's human rights court for inhumane treatment after detainment in August 2009, the suspect's lawyer said on Saturday.
- 15:39 29/01/2010
The Arctic Sea cargo vessel which was hijacked last year will take to the seas again in February, the Russian Seafarers' Union said on Friday.
- 05:15 26/11/2009
The Arctic Sea cargo vessel is unloading its cargo of timber in the Algerian port of Bejaia under close scrutiny by the country's national security officials
- 13:13 25/11/2009
A Moscow court on Wednesday ruled against an appeal submitted by a suspect in the Arctic Sea ship seizure case, upholding a lower court ruling not to hand the case to investigators in Malta or Sweden.
- 05:26 25/11/2009
The Moscow City Court will consider on Wednesday an appeal submitted by a suspect in the Arctic Sea ship seizure case, against a lower court ruling not to hand the case to investigators in Malta or Sweden.
- 20:43 11/11/2009
The Arctic Sea cargo vessel left a Maltese port for Algeria on Wednesday to resume its route interrupted by hijackers in the Atlantic Ocean this summer, the operating company said.
- 14:10 06/11/2009
The Arctic Sea freighter, the vessel at the centre of a mysterious hijacking case this summer, has been repaired but is still anchored at a Maltese port, a source at the ship's operator said on Friday.
- 14:03 05/11/2009
The last crewmembers of the hijacked “Arctic Sea” are back in Arkhangelsk. The sailors embraced their families, made toasts, and talked about their controversial cargo.
- 17:49 03/11/2009
The Arctic Sea freighter, after a mysterious hijacking case, is set to go to sea again Thursday, the ship's operator said on Tuesday.
- 18:02 30/10/2009
All the crewmembers of the cargo ship at the center of a mysterious hijacking case have been formally recognized as victims of pirate attack, Russia's special investigations committee said on Friday.
- 12:54 29/10/2009
A new crew has flown from Russia to Malta to replace the sailors on the cargo ship in the center of a mysterious hijacking case since July, the top official in a Russian sailors' trade union said on Thursday.
- 07:50 29/10/2009
The Russian-crewed and Maltese-flagged vessel at the center of a mysterious hijacking case has approached Maltese territorial waters, where negotiations on its handover are due to begin.
- 14:49 28/10/2009
The Russian-crewed and Maltese-flagged vessel at the center of a mysterious hijacking case will arrive in Malta on Thursday, an unnamed diplomatic source said Wednesday.
- 17:23 27/10/2009
The Russian-crewed and Maltese-flagged cargo ship at the center of a mysterious hijacking case currently being towed towards Malta will arrive there no earlier than Thursday, a Russian embassy source said Tuesday.
- 18:38 26/10/2009
The Russian-crewed and Maltese-flagged cargo ship at the center of a mysterious hijacking case is currently being towed towards Malta and may be handed over on Tuesday, the ship's Finnish owner said.
- 16:09 23/10/2009
The Arctic Sea cargo ship, which has been at the centre of a mysterious hijacking case since July, is currently being towed towards Malta, the ship's Finnish owner said on Friday.
- 20:57 16/10/2009
A Moscow court on Friday remanded in custody two more suspects in the Arctic Sea ship seizure case, with custody of all the eight suspects now extended.
- 15:06 15/10/2009
A Moscow court on Thursday extended custody of two men charged with hijacking the Arctic Sea cargo ship in July, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the courtroom.
- 16:57 14/10/2009
New charges could be filed in the case of the Arctic Sea dry cargo ship's seizure, an investigator said in a Moscow court on Wednesday.
- 17:39 12/10/2009
Russian and foreign investigators have agreed on a unified approach to probing the July seizure of the Arctic Sea dry cargo ship and its crew, a spokesman for Russian investigators said on Monday.
- 17:13 08/10/2009
Russian prosecutors confirmed on Thursday that the Arctic Sea cargo vessel, at the centre of a mysterious hijacking case in July, is currently anchored off Gibraltar.
- 15:09 24/09/2009
The Arctic Sea cargo vessel and the Russian warship escorting it are believed to have left the Canary Islands, a source at the Las Palmas port said on Thursday.
- 19:03 23/09/2009
The Russian Navy's Ladny frigate will provide security for the Arctic Sea vessel until it is handed over to its owners, a high-ranking military official said on Wednesday.
- 16:02 21/09/2009
The Russian Navy's Iman tanker will deliver material evidence from the Arctic Sea vessel to the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk in October, a high-ranking military official said on Monday.
- 17:24 19/09/2009
Investigators have not found any 'compromising' cargo on board the Arctic Sea vessel, a spokesman for the Investigative Committee of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said on Saturday.
- 07:58 19/09/2009
Spain has again refused to accept the Arctic Sea vessel in the port of Las Palmas
- 12:06 16/09/2009
A team of Russian investigators probing a recent incident involving the Arctic Sea cargo ship will leave the vessel by Friday.
- 16:41 10/09/2009
The Arctic Sea dry cargo ship will soon be handed over to Malta, but Russian investigators will need a few more days to complete work on board the vessel.
- 02:12 09/09/2009
The Arctic Sea cargo ship that was missing for more than two weeks before being freed from hijackers is in the eastern Atlantic and could enter Mediterranean in two or three days.
- 16:48 08/09/2009
Russian investigators said on Tuesday they had searched the Arctic Sea vessel and found only lumber registered in the ship's cargo log.
- 14:17 08/09/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed on Tuesday media speculation that the Arctic Sea cargo ship, recently hijacked in the Atlantic, was carrying missiles for S-300 air defense systems.
- 15:46 03/09/2009
The Arctic Sea cargo ship that was missing for more than two weeks before being freed from hijackers is preparing to enter the Mediterranean Sea, a Russian military source said on Thursday.
- 15:48 28/08/2009
The eight men accused of involvement in the mystery disappearance of the Russian-crewed Arctic Sea cargo ship last month have denied charges of piracy and kidnapping, a lawyer of one of the defendants said Friday.
- 17:01 27/08/2009
Eight men detained last week on suspicion of hijacking the Arctic Sea cargo ship have been arraigned on piracy and kidnapping charges.
- 09:50 26/08/2009
Russia's Foreign Ministry has said that the Arctic Sea cargo ship, earlier reported to have gone missing before being found with hijackers on board, was constantly monitored throughout the incident.
- 18:37 25/08/2009
The defense lawyer for two of the alleged hijackers, arrested aboard the Arctic Sea last week, said on Tuesday that there has been no mention of arms trafficking in the court files.
- 10:56 25/08/2009
The suspected hijackers of the Arctic Sea merchant ship were the victims of "political games," a relative of one of the men in custody has said.
- 19:05 24/08/2009
The Arctic Sea merchant vessel, recently freed from hijackers by a Russian missile frigate, is being towed by a tugboat to the south Russian port of Novorossiisk
- 17:31 24/08/2009
Estonia joined on Monday an international investigation group probing the hijacking of the Arctic Sea cargo vessel, along with Russia, Finland, Sweden and Malta.
- 14:48 22/08/2009
A Moscow court has approved the detention of the eight men suspected of hijacking the Arctic Sea cargo ship, which was found in the Atlantic more two weeks after going missing in mysterious circumstances.
- 20:21 21/08/2009
The Finnish owner of the Arctic Sea ship, which was missing in the Atlantic for more than two weeks until it was found on Monday, wants reliable information on the crew
- 15:34 18/08/2009
Latvia has asked Russia to provide more information on two Latvian nationals Moscow says were involved in the seizure of the merchant ship Arctic Sea, the Baltic state's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
- 12:55 18/08/2009
The Russian frigate Ladny has freed the Arctic Sea cargo ship in the Atlantic without firing a single shot and eight suspected hijackers have been detained, Russia's defense minister said on Tuesday.
- 12:05 18/08/2009
The Russian frigate Ladny has freed the Arctic Sea cargo ship in the Atlantic without firing a single shot and arrested eight alleged hijackers, Russia's defense minister said on Tuesday.
- 11:47 18/08/2009
- 11:43 18/08/2009
- 18:00 17/08/2009
The missing Arctic Sea vessel has been found and its crew taken to a Russian warship, the Russian defense minister said on Monday.
- 17:01 17/08/2009
Speculation is growing that the Russian-crewed Arctic Sea, missing since late July, has been seized by pirates as the Finnish owners received a ransom demand, Belgium's RTBF television said on Monday.
- 16:10 15/08/2009
- 14:09 15/08/2009
The tracking device aboard the Russian-crewed Arctic Sea, missing since late July, was briefly reactivated on Saturday showing the vessel to be located in the Bay of Biscay, a Russian maritime journal said.
- 21:24 14/08/2009
- 18:12 14/08/2009
The Russian frigate Ladny is heading toward Cape Verde in the western Atlantic in search of the missing Arctic Sea cargo vessel, the Russian ambassador in Cape Verde said on Friday.
- 18:02 14/08/2009
Solchart Arkhangelsk Ltd, the operator of the missing Arctic Sea cargo vessel, said on Friday it has no reliable information on the whereabouts of its ship.
- 20:13 13/08/2009
The Russian Navy dismissed on Thursday media reports that the Black Sea frigate Ladny had been pursuing a ship in the Atlantic that resembled the missing Arctic Sea cargo vessel.
- 15:22 13/08/2009
Russian warships, led by the Ladny frigate, are continuing the search for a Russian-crewed cargo ship missing in the Atlantic since August 1, the Navy said in a statement on Thursday.
- 19:45 11/08/2009
- 12:09 11/08/2009
Authorities have been unable to contact the freighter Arctic Sea for over a week. The vessel, with a Russian crew, disappeared off the coast of Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean under suspicious circumstances.
- 21:15 10/08/2009
A Russian maritime expert said on Monday that "something extraordinary" must have happened to a cargo ship that went missing off Portugal's Atlantic coast.
- 13:38 09/08/2009
A cargo ship with Russian crew has gone missing off Portugal's Atlantic coast, the Russian maritime journal Sovfrakht reported on Sunday.
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