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MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti) - The crew...

The Maltese-flagged vessel was found off Cape Verde on Monday with 15 Russian crewmembers and eight suspected hijackers on board. The vessel was freed without a single shot fired.

A Russian military official earlier said that an investigation into the suspected hijacking would resume in Russia.

The crew had been transferred on Wednesday from a Russian Navy frigate to one of the Cape Verde islands.

The cargo ship left Finland carrying timber on July 22 en route for Algeria. The ship last made radio contact with British coastguards on July 28.




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