Missing cargo ship was silent for 11 days.
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Dry cargo Arctic Sea was lost off the coast of Portugal, on its crew of ArhangelskaChto cut down all the electronics and communications in the modern ship? Is it a visit "Men in Black»?
These and other issues, we added our special correspondent in Sweden Natalya Gracheva
Natalya Gracheva (our sob. Corr.) Stockholm - 10.08.2009
The government of Sweden and Russia on the road searching for the missing vessel in Algeria. The police of the kingdom with a mission to investigate the attack in Swedish waters in the "Arctic Sea" (it was accompanied by the seizure and torture of Russia's crew), was associated with sailors, exchanging with them a few e-mails. Management Solchart, which manages the ship, and security officers of the company had extensive interviews with the team.
According to the "KP" Viktor Matveev, Director Solchart, were later obtained even pictures of the crew members injured. July 29 radars again "lost" ship in the port of destination, it does not appear (arrival expected August 4). It repeated the same situation as between the islands of Gotland and Oland. «Arctic Sea» unsuccessfully cause of all communications.
- Could all types of communications at the same time "cut down", and easy to turn them off? - Ask Victor Matveev.
- The modern vessel - is a complex piece of engineering, stuffed with electronics, radio navigation equipment. Only superspecialists can disable them, the more - simultaneously.
- Does not come to you for the last day any additional information?
- About the missing seamen still no news. Search is performed.
European experts emphasize that if the ship was wrecked and sank, with the board would automatically trigger an alarm.
In Sweden, continuing investigation, interviewed witnesses: law enforcement officials phoned several people who were at the time of capture «Arctic Sea» relatively close to the vessel. Some of them noticed in the area where the attack occurred, a powerful inflatable motorboat black. Police and Coast Guard rely on the military, asking the defense establishment to provide them with materials of the Central management of marine protection on all vessel traffic at the island of Gotland. If I can find next to the timber boat, looking at computer files, it can be traced in its path. Maybe she went from «Arctic Sea» to any other ship.
In a conversation with the correspondent "KP" Viktor Matveev said that no one saw, what "people in black" came to the freighter - the attack on the watch team happened suddenly, "Brigade" appeared almost noiselessly. With the capture, of course, very well, and primed for war, and in the technical disciplines. A motorboat was able to observe (by the way, she was already far) only after the gunmen left the board "Arctic Sea". Recall that when the July tragedy, said "KP" (31.07.2009), the information seemed so incredible that many doubted it. Swedish media called the history of "mystery", and some of Russia's newspaper - "dubious rumors."
We can assure that the information on the events in Swedish waters, and did what is called a "first hand". We know some additional facts that have not be disclosed. The newspaper is involved in the investigation, the progress of which will inform readers.
It should be recalled that after all this detective story there are people - Russia's civilian mariners and their families, for whom every careless word, every thoughtless assumption may be a strike. That is why we are so careful use of our knowledge and we assure: there is every reason to believe that the crew alive. Let's hope and wait.
Our version
Let us analyze the puzzle with two sides - the "attack" and "protection".
Forwards: a dozen heavily armed professionals the highest level, most of which are very well govoilo in English, but several - with a heavy, non-Nordic non-Russian accent. Attract their attention to the timber could only something very valuable, or - if it were the security services - have very dangerous consequences.
As far as the "KP", sawn timber on board the «Arctic Sea» (they belong to the wood-processing company Stora Enso and is estimated at 300 000 euros) were carefully and tightly packed quietly "put a" something on the way from Finland, it was extremely difficult.
"Men in Black" had not robbed the ship is not taken away with them money and valuables, which certainly distinguishes them from the category of ordinary bandits. The operation lasted more than half a day, then aboard the "guests" were not afraid that their notice to other vessels at a very busy shipping area that "flog" the Coast Guard or caught the Swedish police. They could not know that the timber already looking - he's gone, as the saying goes, "from all screens" - but did not worry. They are not worried and that they and their means of transport "light up" on the powerful instruments of the Swedish military.
Nothing is taking a cargo ship, the criminals, in theory, might themselves have put a thing - for example, program an explosive device - but if such work, damaging, say, lining, causing flooding, then the system of special courts, which had already been working, they sent to signals. And, finally, could the "black" for some reason, to remain in log carrier until July 29, intimidating team and forcing its members to pass information to the bank "dictation"? It is unlikely (though all the rest was hard to believe).
Injured: 15 Russian sailors under the flag of a foreign power and with the leadership of another foreign power. Second assistant was able to send SMS your Breakdown in Russia, Arkhangelsk - hence, had (or unexpectedly received) this possibility. That is, the bandits something not taken into account, or you can wanted the information came "to the authorities. At one of the phone calls decided to answer the captain, he confirmed the seizure. It heard the "newcomers" quickly interrupted the conversation, but not rushed after the "leak" to escape from the timber.
Freed, sailors immediately reported everything to his leadership. Perhaps they had reason not to trust the Swedish police. "Pirates" acted so intelligently and quickly that at first the crew could decide: it - misinformed, acting "on the wrong tip-off" special services. We should not forget that the team «Arctic Sea» - not military, but purely a civilian men, absolutely not ready to repel any such attacks, nor to the rapid analysis of the "combat conditions". Indications them look authentic - that is why Sweden and the beginning of the investigation.
Management Company has made no secret of what happened, raising the alarm the authorities of three countries - Malta, under whose banner goes timber, Sweden and Russia - and demanded decisive action to investigate the fact of the capture and mutilation of his sailors. Moreover, the director Matveev at the first of his treatment clearly answered all questions "KP", thus calling into prominence on Russia's misfortune to the public. As you know, before that bans police.
Conclusion: One of two things: or the «Arctic Sea» was an incredible value for the goods on which the "aggrieved party" probably did not even know, or some powerful forces are trying to put pressure on the owners of the ship - a company in management of the timber, to intimidate, to force to something. It is also possible that the case involved a legally registered owner of a cargo timber - Stora Enso.
Telephone communication with the timber was at least until 31 July
Finnish media are actively discussing the "case Arctic sea». As can be seen from some of the publications, not all types of communications on board functioned, when timber decided to continue the path after the attack on him in Swedish waters. How could a ship to stay on the route, if access to the sea with such defects is strictly prohibited? - Ask the Finns. Author of the material published in the Helsingin Sanomat ", hints at inactivity of the Swedish police, noting that her current investigation can be compared with the investigators in the case of Olof Palme. The work, moreover, is conducted in strictest secrecy, which gives rise to the emergence of all sorts of rumors.
Monday, August 10, "KP" contacted the press service of the Office of Criminal Police of Sweden - and unexpectedly received an important clarification. Here is a brief interview, which gave a press secretary Ilva Vuksbi.
- Is there any news?
- None. But the investigation continues.
- It was said that there were witnesses who may have seen the attackers.
- There have been several requests to us by the fact that in the area spotted the black boat. We are working with these readings.
- How many people in Sweden busy investigating this case?
- I can only say that involves several services.
- You were reportedly able to communicate with the crew «Arctic Sea» e-mail. When you are in contact with the team the last time?
- Yes, the emails are. But the last time we talked on the phone - with one of the team members, on July 31. More unfortunately, I have nothing to add.
Hence, not all types of communication have been put out on July 29th (this date is a day of disappearance «Arctic Sea»)? What was the conversation, and in what position the team? Alas, the answer to the latter question have not yet been possible.
http://pskov.kp.ru/daily/24339.5/530778/
In the search for the missing cargo ship "Arctic Sea" with Russia's crew on board decided to send two nuclear submarines, which are in the Atlantic.
This, according to ITAR-TASS, August 12, said the Ministry of Defense. The interviewee said that the submarine had launched an operation to search for "Arctic Sea".
According to Navy Commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky, the cargo ship joined the search for all Navy ships located in the Atlantic Ocean. The Admiral noted that the search for "Artik Sea" went to five ships. Earlier on August 12 reported that in the operation, in particular, participates patrol Ladny Black Sea Fleet.
"But most importantly, in search of the vessel at the center of information and intelligence systems of our armed forces, in particular, the space system, the identification of marine vessels and other", - quotes agency Vysotsky.
Commander of the Navy of Russia recalled that, according to the media, "Arctic Sea" can be located off the coast of Africa, one of the ports of Western Sahara controlled by Morocco. Nevertheless, the admiral stressed that the Navy can not rely on these data. "We have no specific data on the whereabouts of the vessel." Arctic Sea "may be in a completely different place. Therefore, our search area is not limited to the African coast," - said Vysotsky.
ITAR-TASS contacted the representative of the Moroccan security services of navigation, which stated that in the ports of Dakhla and Laayoune in Western Sahara "Arctic Sea" coming under the flag of Malta, was not observed.
Day on August 12 the president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov to take all necessary measures to locate the missing cargo ship. In the presidential press service said that while searching for "there is a permanent monitoring and analysis of the situation in areas of the ship is intended."
"Arctic Sea", the crew of which consists of 15 Russians who disappeared on Aug. 1 at the northern coast of Portugal on the way the Algerian port. The last few days searching the vessel involved Interpol, the staff of which suggest that the cargo ship seized by pirates.
http://lenta.ru/news/2009/08/12/submarine/
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