MOSCOW/PARIS, August 15 (RIA Novosti) -...
on July 23 and was due to arrive at the Algerian port of Bejaia on August 4.Speaking live on Russia"s Vesti channel, the Sovfrakht chief editor said ships all have unique tracking device signals.
"The signal is unique and cannot belong to any other vessel," Mikhail Voitenko said, admitting however that the device could have been installed on a different ship for a number of reasons.
Voitenko also suggested the ship"s signal may have been lost as the vessel passed through an area of poor reception.
He said coastguards in nearby countries - Spain, France and Britain - and vessels closest to where the signal was last detected needed to be contacted and the surrounding area monitored for future signals.
The ship last made radio contact with British coastguards on July 28. According to Interpol the ship was briefly seized in Swedish waters of the Baltic Sea by masked men claiming to be police on July 24. Reports state that after 12 hours the men
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