Posted on 08/14/2009 10:28:06 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
France: missing cargo ship found near Cape Verde
(AP) – 12 hours ago
PARIS — The French Defense Ministry says a Russian-manned cargo that vanished in the Atlantic last month has been found near Cape Verde.
Ministry spokesman Capt. Jerome Baroe says Cape Verde coast guards have confirmed the Arctic Sea was discovered Friday afternoon about 520 miles (840 kilometers) off the former Portuguese colony off the West African coast.
The Arctic Sea has been missing since it passed through the English Channel on July 28.
The Maltese-flagged freighter sent radio messages as it sailed south along the coasts of France and Portugal, but then all contact was lost.
France was involved in search efforts together with several other countries.
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I thought this turned out to be a false call.....
There are a few more recent reports calling this a false alarm.
Some of the stories claim it’s been found. Others claim that the ship’s owner and Russian representative deny it. Some speculate that it’s being kept under wraps for security reasons.
The Arkangelsk region is an interesting and famously corrupt one. I will be following this to see the outcome.
Rumor has it, the ship was carrying the only real copy of Zero’s birth certificate. In a subsequent search of the cargo hold no certificate was found.
I looked under my bed and checked to make sure the dog didn’t bury it. Nope, it is not at my house.
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