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Russian Flying Dutchman gives a sign?

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Somali weapons scandal of 1990s rocks Latvia

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Troubled “Arctic Sea” handed over to Maltese authorities

Published: 30 October, 2009, 16:46
Edited: 03 November, 2009, 13:27


The Maltese-flagged cargo vessel “Arctic Sea” – mysteriously hijacked in July 2009 and then freed by the Russian patrol boat “Ladny” – docked at the Maltese port of Valetta on Thursday.

 
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