Missing ship ‘found’ off Africa
A missing ship with 15 Russian crew members on board has been spotted more than two weeks after it disappeared, unconfirmed reports say.
The Arctic Sea had last been sighted in the Bay of Biscay on 30 July.
It had now been seen some 400 nautical miles from the Cape Verde islands, off West Africa, the local coastguard said, according to reports.
Russian navy ships have been searching for the 4,000-tonne Maltese-flagged vessel, which had been carrying timber.
Observers have suggested the ship was hijacked, possibly because of a Russian commercial dispute.
There was no immediate confirmation of the reported Cape Verde sighting from Russian authorities. …………………….
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