Saturday, August 29, 2009

Pirated Ship 'Had Missile Cargo'

Undated photo of the Maltese-registered, Finnish-chartered vessel, Arctic Sea, that mysteriously disappeared off the coast of France three weeks ago but recovered later. (SOVFRACHT/Reuters)

From The Sun:

A DEADLY cargo of Russian missiles WAS on board the tanker sailed through the English Channel by pirates, a top Moscow naval source said today.

The anonymous source said that it is likely non-nuclear S-300 and X-55 missiles were illegally concealed on the 4,000-ton Arctic Sea alongside its official cargo of timber.

He suspected the cargo was loaded in the Baltic Sea at night after the Maltese-registered ship left Finland with its timber on board.

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My Comment: A number of sailors aboard the Arctic Sea have been arrested by Russian authorities. I would assume that if weapons were on board, this will become known when they have their trial. If the trial is held in secret .... I would then take this as confirmation that weapons were on board.

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