Posted on 08/12/2009 6:56:10 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the Russian navy to join the hunt for a cargo ship which disappeared after passing through the English Channel.
Warships and nuclear submarines have have been told to “take all necessary measures to find and free” the ship and its 15-man Russian crew amid fears that it has been seized by pirates.
The mystery surrounding the Arctic Sea has deepened after further details emerged of the “missing” four days after the ship was reportedly raided by armed men off the Swedish coast.
There was speculation that the ship had been seized by the Russian Mafia as part of a dispute over arms or weapons smuggling.
The ship, carrying a cargo of timber, made a routine call to Dover coastguard on July 28 saying it was preparing to enter the Channel’s busy shipping lanes.
Its location beacon appeared to show the 3,988-tonne ship sailing along the English south coast before the signal was lost about 50 miles off Penzance on July 30. It was due to dock in Algeria on August 3.
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Aw heck, Dmit, why not just nuke it.
The Pirates of Penzance?
AVAST, ME HEARTIES!!!
The Ruskies don’t worry much about being politically correct.
Must be high quality lumber, not like the crap they sell at Home Depot.
OldDeckHand, I agree with you. My first thought was (just like I had in the 60’s thru the 80’s) something smells fishy here! The Ruskies don’t do this shti for nothing!
Its rumored that Christy McNichol is aboard...
Ragnar Danneskjöld ? Was it a looter ship?
The Pirate Movie!
It’s a setup.
My kids wore that tape out!
They got 0bama’s real, real, real, BC on board!
Doesn't take much to be better than that trash. All the really "good" wood goes over seas, from what I hear.
The only musical I ever liked,,, hehe
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