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NEWS ABOUT: Arctic Sea

Arctic Sea stories: 15 news summaries

Journo Who Broke Russian Pirate Story Flees Country

Mikhail Voitenko says he knows more than he can tell about Arctic Sea's cargo

Sep 4, 09 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Russian journalist who was first to report on the disappearance of the Arctic Sea cargo ship has fled the country after receiving threats, the Guardian reports. Mikhail Voitenko, who speculated that the ship may have been carrying a secret cargo of weapons or "something much more expensive and... More »

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Russia • piracy • shipping • pirates • Arctic Sea • Mikhail Voitenko

(Newser) - The hijackers of the Russian-crewed freighter Arctic Sea planned to destroy it if their ransom demand was not met, Reuters reports. “The crew members have already confirmed that the captors demanded a ransom and threatened to blow up the vessel,” says a Russian defense official. There was no... More »

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ship • explosives • hijacker • pirates • Malta • ransom • Arctic Sea • Russian Navy

(AP) - Russia's navy arrested eight men accused of hijacking the Arctic Sea freighter near Sweden and forcing the crew to sail to West Africa, the defense minister said today. The suspected hijackers were detained by the naval vessel that found the Russian-crewed freighter yesterday off Cape Verde, thousands of miles from... More »

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Russia • Anatoly Serdyukov • pirates • Arctic Sea • hijacking • Russian Navy • missing ship

(Newser) - The Russian ship that mysteriously disappeared nearly three weeks ago has been found off the West African coast, with all 15 crew members aboard, Russia’s defense minister announced today. The crew is now aboard the Russian frigate that found them. The defense minister said the crew was not under... More »

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Russia • West Africa • Cape Verde • Arctic Sea • hijacking • Russian Navy

(Newser) - The missing Maltese-flagged ship that was reported off the coast of Africa appears to have been hijacked for a second time, CNN reports. “There has been a demand for ransom,” a Finnish police official said of the Russian-crewed Arctic Sea. “We are now dealing with two separate... More »

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Africa • Finland • Cape Verde • Malta • ransom • Arctic Sea • hijacking • Russian Navy

(Newser) - The Russian-crewed Arctic Sea has been spotted off the coast of West Africa today, say French officials who claim to have seen a ship resembling it near the Cape Verde islands. The Arctic Sea, last seen on July 30, is carrying $1.8 million in lumber and was due to... More »

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Africa • Cape Verde • Arctic Sea • hijacking • crew members • Russian Navy • search and rescue • missing ship

(Newser) - Canada and the US are letting their Arctic rivalry thaw long enough to launch an exploration mission, the Globe & Mail reports. A pair of icebreakers—one from each country—will set off next week into uncharted waters, working in tandem to clear a path and map North America's... More »

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Canada • United States • North Pole • Arctic • Arctic race • Arctic Sea • icebreaker


 BBC Film 
 Crew Captures 
 'Arctic Unicorns' 

Elusive narwhals tracked on icy migration

Feb 10, 09 11:08 AM CST
(Newser) - A BBC crew has captured on film a hauntingly majestic pod of narwhals, their unicorn-like tusks slicing through Arctic waters. It's believed to be the first such film of the mysterious, elusive mammals, reports the BBC. The aerial team spotted the animals last summer as they negotiated their way through... More »

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global warming • migration • Arctic • mammals • Arctic Sea • narwhal

 Fishing Banned 
 in Melting Arctic 

Federal panel moves to block trawlers from newly accessible waters

Feb 6, 09 5:07 AM CST
(Newser) - A federal panel has voted to block fishing trawlers from moving into a vast area of the Arctic Sea made newly accessible by melting ice, the New York Times reports. The move will protect 150,000 square nautical miles of US waters north of the Bering Strait while scientists assess... More »

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climate change • global warming • fishing • ice melt • Bering Strait • Arctic Sea • fishing ban • marine biology

Early Plankton Blooming May Starve Ocean Creatures 

Blossoming disrupted by warming water

Nov 21, 08 6:23 AM CST
(Newser) - A vast and colorful explosion of life in the Arctic Sea—the sudden, unprecedented blossoming of phytoplankton prompted by warming waters—could spell death for untold numbers of creatures, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Phytoplankton, a microscopic but vital part of the food chain, is blooming—and swiftly dying—at... More »

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climate change • global warming • plankton • marine life • Arctic Sea • Arctic sea ice

 Huge Chunk
 Snaps Off Largest
 Arctic Ice Shelf

Arctic's biggest ice shelf is falling apart and not regenerating

Jul 30, 08 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - An 8-square-mile chunk of ice has broken off an ancient ice shelf in Canada's Arctic, the Globe & Mail reports. The Ward Hunt Shelf, the biggest in the Arctic, has shrunk over the last century from 3,500 square miles to less than 400 today. Huge cracks have appeared in... More »

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global warming • Canada • Arctic • polar ice caps • Canadian Arctic • Arctic Sea • ice shelf

 Greens Blast Arctic 'Carve Up' 

Environmentalists rip pending 'resource grab' after nations meet

May 29, 08 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Environmentalists are slamming an agreement reached at a closed-door meeting among nations with Arctic claims as a resource free-for-all, the Guardian reports. Ministers from the US, Canada, Russia, Denmark, and Norway insist they simply agreed to abide by the law of the sea—but green groups charge that the nations... More »

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oil • Arctic • Arctic race • ice melt • Arctic Sea

Thawing Arctic Could Set Off Methane Climate Bomb

Billions of tons of strong greenhouse gas lie on ocean floor

Apr 17, 08 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Climate scientists meeting this week in Vienna are contemplating a terrible prospect—the release of billions of tons of methane gas from the Arctic Ocean, Der Spiegel reports. Methane, 20 times more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, lies frozen in gas hydrates on the ocean floor, but rising... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • global warming • Siberia • atmosphere • methane • Arctic Sea • carbon emissions

 Old Arctic Ice Melting Away 

Formations older than 1 year see heavy declines

Mar 18, 08 7:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Arctic's oldest, thickest ice is melting and may undermine the entire Arctic ice cap, NASA satellite photos show. Some 965,300 square miles of perennial ice, more than a year old, has melted over the past year—a 50% decrease. Losses of older, hardier frost are even greater: Three... More »

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climate change • global warming • Arctic • polar ice caps • Arctic Sea • Arctic Circle

Arctic Melt Busies Coast Guard

Shoreline exposed by global warming needs patrolling

Feb 25, 08 11:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Global warming affects some unexpected entities, and one is the US Coast Guard, which is dealing with increased maritime traffic above the Arctic Circle. As retreating ice exposes more coastline, officials are evaluating future needs, the Military Times reports. Says the commander of the district that includes Alaska, "Until... More »

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climate change • Alaska • global warming • US military • Coast Guard • Arctic Sea • Arthur Brooks • Arctic Circle

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