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Mystery Deepens Over Missing Cargo Ship

Ransom Demanded for Vessel, Finnish Officials Say

By JIM HEINTZ
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MOSCOW (Aug. 15) - The workaday cargo ship the Arctic Sea, which for decades plowed the world's waterways in obscurity, just had to disappear to be thrust into a swirling drama of rumors and intrigue. The plot thickened Saturday as a Russian maritime expert reported signals from the ship's tracking device and Finnish authorities said there was a ransom demand.
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2009-08-15 11:52:11

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