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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Search Search: Ransom demanded for missing Russian-crewed ship AFP - Sunday, August 16 HELSINKI (AFP) - - A ransom has been sought for a Russian-crewed cargo vessel that disappeared two weeks ago, Finnish police said Saturday, as a Russian frigate headed in the direction where the ship had been spotted. ADVERTISEMENT The ransom demand was made to the Finnish owners of the Arctic Sea, police said, with the vessel's disappearance having set off an intense search by the Russian military and deep concern over its fate. "Yes, it is true that there has been a demand for ransom, which is money, and the demand has been made to the company which owns the ship, Solchart Management in Finland," Finnish Detective Chief Superintendent Jan Nyholm told AFP. He said Finnish authorities were keeping more than 20 countries informed of developments linked to the probe, but declined to provide further details on the ransom demand and said he could not comment on where the ship was located. Asked about the health of the crew, he said "all these things are subjects for investigations ... The foremost is the security of all involved." The company could not be immediately reached for comment, but its director had earlier expressed worry for the crew, saying he did not know where the ship was and that he had been unable to contact those on board. Officials in Cape Verde and France said Friday the ship had been spotted off the archipelago, which lies off Africa's western coast, but Russia has not confirmed the sighting. A Cape Verdean coastguard source had said the ship was some 400 nautical miles (740 kilometres) off one of the islands, outside its territorial waters. The French navy's information service said Saturday it was likely the ship remained in the same area and a Russian warship seemed headed towards it. "A small Russian frigate that was located in the Mediterranean is currently headed toward the south, probably to meet up with the Arctic Sea," said French Commander Jerome Baroe. However, a Cape Verdean military source said later that the ship may have already moved south of the islands because it was travelling at an estimated speed of between 15 and 20 knots. The source added that Russia and NATO were following the ship's progression by satellite and other means. Moscow's ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, said Russia would not give out details of the search for the time being. "The data necessary to search for and identify the Arctic Sea ship is being checked and double-checked in the most thorough manner," he told Rossia television. "The rest of the information, including the Arctic Sea's location coordinates, is not subject to disclosure," he said, citing the interests of the search operation and the crew's well-being. A European Union spokesman has said it appeared the ship, which disappeared after passing through the English Channel in late July, had been attacked twice, but not in "traditional" acts of piracy. It had been due to arrive in Algeria on August 4 with a cargo of sawn Norwegian timber worth more than a million euros (1.42 million dollars). Pirate attacks in European waters are extremely rare, and the disappearance on one of the world's main shipping routes has led to intense speculation over what may have occurred. Moscow's ambassador to Cape Verde Alexander Karpushin has said the Cape Verdean military has not officially informed him of the spotting. He also said searches for the ship were continuing with Russian ships, submarines and satellites "and other means of detection" but declined to provide details on where they were taking place. Experts have debated whether pirates, a mafia quarrel or a commercial dispute were behind the disappearance of the Maltese-flagged ship, which left Finland on July 23. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Sign in to recommend this article » 0 users recommend Most Popular – Top Stories Viewed Millions of salmon fail to turn up in Canada Hundreds mourn Kennedy sister at funeral Rare flowering of Chinese tree in Belgium US study uncovers powerful anti-cancer compound US industrial output rebounds, consumer prices flat View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

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