MOSCOW, October 1 (RIA Novosti) - Inspections...
is maintaining contact on the issue with all parties concerned.An investigation commission was searching the Arctic Sea ship on September 7-19. Last week, investigators said they had not found any compromising cargo on board.
According to the most recent reports, the vessel, with the captain and three crew members on board, is now heading to the Mediterranean Sea, being convoyed by Russia"s Ladny frigate. The frigate will provide security for the Arctic Sea until it is handed over to its owners.
The Arctic Sea was originally expected to dock at the port of Las Palmas, the capital of Spain"s Canary Islands, to be handed over to Malta on September 18. However, the Maltese authorities unexpectedly refused to take part in the handover of the ship, and the vessel remained anchored 25 kilometers offshore.
Last week, a source at the Las Palmas port told RIA Novosti that the Arctic Sea vessel and the Ladny frigate, which earlier freed the ship, had left
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