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Published: 12 August, 2009, 22:45

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Hijackers, not necessarily pirates, have probably seized the ship “Arctic Sea” because of its valuable and extremely dangerous cargo, according to Mikhail Voitenko, the editor of the Russian Maritime Bulletin website.

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john August 12, 2009, 23:33

couldent it also be some government cargo? a nuclear warhead? some new secret technology? a large amount of gold? you guess. certainly an unusual story.

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