CHANNEL PIRATE SHIP 'SPOTTED OFF AFRICA'.Byline: STEPHEN WHITE THE vanished cargo ship Arctic Sea was yesterday sighted off West Africa. A Russian naval frigate frigate (frĭg`ĭt), originally a long, narrow nautical vessel used on the Mediterranean, propelled by either oars or sail or both. Later, during the 18th and early 19th cent. was last night racing to the reported location about 400 miles off the remote Cape Verde islands Noun 1. Cape Verde Islands - a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde - an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal - with Nato also keeping tabs on the dramatic events. The 4,000-tonne freighter has been at the centre of a global hunt since passing through the English Channel on July 28. Interpol believes it was boarded by up to 10 pirates posing as narcotics officers off the Swedish coast in the Baltic four days previously. One theory is that it was carrying a secret cache of arms in addition to its pounds 1million cargo of sawn timber. By the time Interpol alerted British authorities about the apparent hijacking hijacking Crime of seizing possession or control of a vehicle from another by force or threat of force. Although by the late 20th century hijacking most frequently involved the seizure of an airplane and its forcible diversion to destinations chosen by the air pirates, when , the Arctic Sea and its 15 Russian crew had already slipped the net. The Maltese-flagged ship failed to reach its destination at Bejaia in Algeria on August 4. French and Russian sources last night confirmed a sighting near Cape Verde, a former Portuguese colony, but Nato insisted it was still awaiting a "specific position". CAPTION(S): MYSTERY The 4,000-tonne Arctic Sea |
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