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Pirates could have turned the Arctic Sea into a ghost ship.
LONDON, August 13 (Itar-Tass) - The location of the Arctic Sea dry
cargo ship is still unknown. No radio contacts have been established with the vessel, Malta's shipping security authorities said on Wednesday.
They
claim that the Arctic Sea hasn't crossed teh Gibraltar and, by all
appearances, is still in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Arctic Sea belongs to a Latvian firm but is run by a Russian
company. It is registered in Malta and flies a Maltese flag. That makes
Malta responsible for the search effort.
The dry cargo ship left a Finnish port and was supposed to have
delivered wood to Algeria on August 4.
However, pirates apparently seized the vessel off the coast of Sweden
in the Baltic Sea on July 24. They forced the Arctic Sea to change its
course.
According to the London-based International Maritime Bureau, pirates
could have turned the Arctic Sea into a ghost ship.
Ghost ships are vessels whose names are illegally changed. They are
repainted and then registered under new names.
The head of the MRM compnay believes the Arctic Sea was seized to test
the efficiency of the present maritime security system.
.Russian border guards hold exercises in Pacific Ocean.
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, August 13 (Itar-Tass) - Russian border
guards have staged an exercise involving the use of the Federal Security
Service planes in the Pacific Ocean off the Kamchatka coast.
The Askold Pynko patrol ship, the Oryol border escort-vessel, the
AN-72 helicopter of the Russian Federal Security Service, a Ka-72
deck-based aviation helicopter and a Mi-8 helicopter took part in the
drill.
The border troops trained to chase ships that intrude Russian
territorial waters, use aviation to stop it and to dismount FSB commando
units onboard of the detained vessel with the help of helicopters. They
also drilled how to search and save ships in distress. Representatives of
the German federal police watched the exercises.
.Spanish court to pass decision on Russian yacht crew.
MADRID, August 13 (Itar-Tass) - The Spanish court in the city of Palma
on Majorca Island will on Thursday hold another hearing of the case of
three Russian yachtsmen who were detained on July 28 after allegedly
clashing with police.
The crew of the Rus-7 sailing vessel includes Denis Rozhkov, Nikita
Khrekov, and Roman Konstantinov who arrived in Palma to take part in a
prestigious regatta.
The Spanish side claims that the three Russians resisted to the
police, while the leadership of a Russian yacht club insists on the
innocence of its athletes.
The first court hearing was held on August 4 but it was postponed
until August 13.
Sergei Kotsyuba, a spokesperson for the RUS-7 team, told Itar-Tass
that the parties concerned had held consultations and had managed to bring
their positions closer together.
Kotsyuba believes that a compromise may be reached on Thursday. "The
most important thing is that the court ruling doesn't affect the yachtsmen'
s sport careers," he went on to say.
Soon the athletes are traveling to Portugal where another regatta that
will be held on August 18-23.
.Crisis doesn't increase crime rate in Moscow.
MOSCOW, August 12 (Itar-Tass) - The economic crisis didn't cause
any crime rise in the Russian capital, according to Moscow's Chief
Prosecutor Yuri Syomin.
"Pessimistic forecasts that crime in Moscow may be on the rise
haven't come true. Early this year it was predicted that the number of
greed crimes could increase. But thanks to our efforts Moscow has seen a
slight decrease in the number of crimes," Syomin told a news conference
recently.
"The number of violent crimes such as murders and rapes has
significantly decreased by 23 and 24.4 percent, respectively. The number
of thefts and robberies is also on decline," Syomin went on to say.
However, Syomin said that despite the generally normal crime
situation in Moscow, the number of crimes committed by migrants had gone
up by 13 percent. He added that the worsening economic crisis was the main
cause behind a rising migrant-crime rate.
Syomin explained that despite the fact that the economic crisis and
shrinking industrial output had seriously reduced migrant inflows, many
working migrants had lost their jobs. He believes that migrants who cannot
find an employment are being drawn into criminal activities.
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cargo ship is still unknown. No radio contacts have been established with the vessel, Malta's shipping security authorities said on Wednesday.
They
claim that the Arctic Sea hasn't crossed teh Gibraltar and, by all
appearances, is still in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Arctic Sea belongs to a Latvian firm but is run by a Russian
company. It is registered in Malta and flies a Maltese flag. That makes
Malta responsible for the search effort.
The dry cargo ship left a Finnish port and was supposed to have
delivered wood to Algeria on August 4.
However, pirates apparently seized the vessel off the coast of Sweden
in the Baltic Sea on July 24. They forced the Arctic Sea to change its
course.
According to the London-based International Maritime Bureau, pirates
could have turned the Arctic Sea into a ghost ship.
Ghost ships are vessels whose names are illegally changed. They are
repainted and then registered under new names.
The head of the MRM compnay believes the Arctic Sea was seized to test
the efficiency of the present maritime security system.
.Russian border guards hold exercises in Pacific Ocean.
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, August 13 (Itar-Tass) - Russian border
guards have staged an exercise involving the use of the Federal Security
Service planes in the Pacific Ocean off the Kamchatka coast.
The Askold Pynko patrol ship, the Oryol border escort-vessel, the
AN-72 helicopter of the Russian Federal Security Service, a Ka-72
deck-based aviation helicopter and a Mi-8 helicopter took part in the
drill.
The border troops trained to chase ships that intrude Russian
territorial waters, use aviation to stop it and to dismount FSB commando
units onboard of the detained vessel with the help of helicopters. They
also drilled how to search and save ships in distress. Representatives of
the German federal police watched the exercises.
.Spanish court to pass decision on Russian yacht crew.
MADRID, August 13 (Itar-Tass) - The Spanish court in the city of Palma
on Majorca Island will on Thursday hold another hearing of the case of
three Russian yachtsmen who were detained on July 28 after allegedly
clashing with police.
The crew of the Rus-7 sailing vessel includes Denis Rozhkov, Nikita
Khrekov, and Roman Konstantinov who arrived in Palma to take part in a
prestigious regatta.
The Spanish side claims that the three Russians resisted to the
police, while the leadership of a Russian yacht club insists on the
innocence of its athletes.
The first court hearing was held on August 4 but it was postponed
until August 13.
Sergei Kotsyuba, a spokesperson for the RUS-7 team, told Itar-Tass
that the parties concerned had held consultations and had managed to bring
their positions closer together.
Kotsyuba believes that a compromise may be reached on Thursday. "The
most important thing is that the court ruling doesn't affect the yachtsmen'
s sport careers," he went on to say.
Soon the athletes are traveling to Portugal where another regatta that
will be held on August 18-23.
.Crisis doesn't increase crime rate in Moscow.
MOSCOW, August 12 (Itar-Tass) - The economic crisis didn't cause
any crime rise in the Russian capital, according to Moscow's Chief
Prosecutor Yuri Syomin.
"Pessimistic forecasts that crime in Moscow may be on the rise
haven't come true. Early this year it was predicted that the number of
greed crimes could increase. But thanks to our efforts Moscow has seen a
slight decrease in the number of crimes," Syomin told a news conference
recently.
"The number of violent crimes such as murders and rapes has
significantly decreased by 23 and 24.4 percent, respectively. The number
of thefts and robberies is also on decline," Syomin went on to say.
However, Syomin said that despite the generally normal crime
situation in Moscow, the number of crimes committed by migrants had gone
up by 13 percent. He added that the worsening economic crisis was the main
cause behind a rising migrant-crime rate.
Syomin explained that despite the fact that the economic crisis and
shrinking industrial output had seriously reduced migrant inflows, many
working migrants had lost their jobs. He believes that migrants who cannot
find an employment are being drawn into criminal activities.
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