MOSCOW, October 5 (RIA Novosti) - Wives...

"An investigation commission finished its work on September 16, but our husbands still remain on board the ship. It has been 49 days since the ship was freed by the Russian Navy, but they have not been replaced, although the replacement crew is ready," Sovfracht, a Russian maritime journal, quoted an open letter to Putin written by the women.

The Finnish-owned, Maltese-flagged cargo ship manned by a Russian crew and listed as carrying lumber from Russia to Algeria, was reportedly boardered by a group of eight men on July 24. Officials later said it had disappeared in the Atlantic. It was freed off Cape Verde on August 16 by a Russian warship.

"The current destination of the cargo ship is unknown. Our husbands need emergency medical and psychological assistance...," the wives said in the letter, asking for Putin"s help in the return of their husbands.

According to the most recent reports, the vessel, with the captain and three crew members on board, is now heading

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