The Arctic Sea, which was carrying a load of timber to Bejaia, Algeria, was discovered at 1 p.m., Moscow Time, on Monday, about 300 miles off the coast of the Cape Verde islands according to Russian authorities. The 15-man Russian crew was reportedly in good health and aboard the Ladny, a Russian antisubmarine vessel. She ship was reportedly boarded at 3 a.m. on July 24 by a group of about 12 men armed with guns and pistols in Swedish waters posing as law-enforcement officials who left the ship after 12 hours on an inflatable boat. The particulars remain a mystery, though there has been no shortage of theories ranging from commercial disputes, to secret cargoes, to hijacking by prawns. The two questions that beg are who issued the ransom demand and who sponsored the ship boarders?
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