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...Africa Lost and Found A Russian-manned, Maltese-flagged freighter, which vanished last month after a reported hijacking in the Baltic Sea, was recovered along the west coast of Africa on Aug. 17 by Russian officials. If confirmed, the hijacking of the Arctic Sea would be the first act of piracy in European waters since the 17th century...
Spring: 1. Traditionally March, April, and May. 2. Doesn’t exist at Harvard, where temperatures jump directly from “Inside the Arctic Circle” to “Inside Of Your Mouth...
...Five Russian naval vessels - reported to include nuclear submarines - have been dispatched to search for the Arctic Sea. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev instructed the country's Defense Minister, Anatoly Serduykov, to "take all necessary measures to locate, monitor and, if necessary, to free the missing vessel," a Defense Ministry statement said. Finnish police have said they are also helping with the search. (Read "Medvedev and Obama: Sunshine in Moscow...
...suspicions and theories are all there is, until the rescue vessels find the missing ship - if they ever do. Maritime expert Burnett says international law would normally require that the Russian navy receive permission from Maltese authorities to board the Arctic Sea, but a specific piracy exemption in the U.N.'s Law of the Sea Convention allows any country to board a ship it suspects has fallen under the control of pirates. (See pictures of the face of modern piracy...
...this case, I think any nation can ask the Arctic Sea to heave-to and be boarded," Burnett says. "We are all waiting to find out what happens. Right now, it is very mysterious...