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NEWS ABOUT: Russian Navy

Russian Navy stories: 10 news summaries

(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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(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) - As Russian warships search for missing merchant ship the "Arctic Sea," speculation is swirling, with many theorizing that the vessel was carrying more than its reported $1.3 million load of timber. “There was probably some sort of secret cargo,” the editor of Russia’s Sovfracht... More »

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Russia • disappearance • Russian Navy

 Ship Vanishes From 
 English Channel 

Secret cargo of drugs or arms may be behind maritime mystery

Aug 12, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Russian navy has deployed warships and submarines in search of a cargo ship that mysteriously disappeared from European waters, the Telegraph reports. The Russian crew of the Arctic Sea, which was transporting a load of timber worth nearly $2 million, reported being attacked by pirates in Swedish waters on... More »

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Russia • drugs • piracy • English Channel • Sweden • mystery • Russian Navy

Russian Ship Seizes
29 Suspected Pirates

Say the same ship had attacked a tanker

Apr 29, 09 7:58 AM CDT
(AP) - A Russian warship has seized a vessel carrying 29 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, RIA Novosti and other agencies are reporting, citing the nation's Defense Ministry. A Russian anti-submarine vessel seized the ship yesterday along with automatic rifles, pistols, and ammunition found on board. More »

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Somalia • attack • pirates • hijacking • Russian Navy

(Newser) - Russian warships arrived in Havana yesterday for the first time since the end of the Cold War, the London Times reports. The visit comes at the end of a 3-month South American tour that Russia expected would raise hackles in the US. “I guess they’re on R&... More »

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Russia • Venezuela • Cuba • Panama • Georgia • Havana • warship • Russian Navy • fleet

 China May Launch Pirate Patrol 

Officials weigh Chinese naval mission in 500 years

Dec 18, 08 2:09 AM CST
(Newser) - China is poised to embark on its first naval combat mission in 500 years—to take on pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports the Financial Times. Any patrols launched would be closely monitored by the US, Russian and British navies, concerned about China's growing  military power.  More »

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China • Somalia • Japan • European Union • pirates • US Navy • Chinese navy • Chinese military • Ministry of National Defence • Russian Navy • Zheng He

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