Read more Arctic Sea stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24152/arctic-sea.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:37:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68602/journo-who-broke-russian-pirate-story-flees-country.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Russian journalist who was first to report on the disappearance of the Arctic Sea cargo ship has fled the country after receiving threats, the Guardian reports. Mikhail Voitenko, who speculated that the ship may have been carrying a secret cargo of weapons or "something much more expensive and dangerous,...http://www.newser.com/story/68602/journo-who-broke-russian-pirate-story-flees-country.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 5:01:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67273/hijackers-threatened-to-scuttle-russian-freighter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe hijackers of the Russian-crewed freighter Arctic Sea planned to destroy it if their ransom demand was not met, Reuters reports. “The crew members have already confirmed that the captors demanded a ransom and threatened to blow up the vessel,” says a Russian defense official. There was no comment on...http://www.newser.com/story/67273/hijackers-threatened-to-scuttle-russian-freighter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 12:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67191/russia-arrests-8-in-ship-hijacking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia's navy arrested eight men accused of hijacking the Arctic Sea freighter near Sweden and forcing the crew to sail to West Africa, the defense minister said today. The suspected hijackers were detained by the naval vessel that found the Russian-crewed freighter yesterday off Cape Verde, thousands of miles from...http://www.newser.com/story/67191/russia-arrests-8-in-ship-hijacking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 8:57:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67112/russians-find-mystery-ship-crew-alive-onboard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Russian ship that mysteriously disappeared nearly three weeks ago has been found off the West African coast, with all 15 crew members aboard, Russia’s defense minister announced today. The crew is now aboard the Russian frigate that found them. The defense minister said the crew was not under armed...http://www.newser.com/story/67112/russians-find-mystery-ship-crew-alive-onboard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 12:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67000/ransom-demand-made-for-lost-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe missing Maltese-flagged ship that was reported off the coast of Africa appears to have been hijacked for a second time, CNN reports. “There has been a demand for ransom,” a Finnish police official said of the Russian-crewed Arctic Sea. “We are now dealing with two separate incidents—the alleged...http://www.newser.com/story/67000/ransom-demand-made-for-lost-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Aug 2009 15:18:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66940/missing-ship-spotted-off-african-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Russian-crewed Arctic Sea has been spotted off the coast of West Africa today, say French officials who claim to have seen a ship resembling it near the Cape Verde islands. The Arctic Sea, last seen on July 30, is carrying $1.8 million in lumber and was due to...http://www.newser.com/story/66940/missing-ship-spotted-off-african-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 12:35:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65523/us-canada-team-up-to-explore-uncharted-arctic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCanada and the US are letting their Arctic rivalry thaw long enough to launch an exploration mission, the Globe & Mail reports. A pair of icebreakers—one from each country—will set off next week into uncharted waters, working in tandem to clear a path and map North America's continental...http://www.newser.com/story/65523/us-canada-team-up-to-explore-uncharted-arctic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 1:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50393/bbc-film-crew-captures-arctic-unicorns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA BBC crew has captured on film a hauntingly majestic pod of narwhals, their unicorn-like tusks slicing through Arctic waters. It's believed to be the first such film of the mysterious, elusive mammals, reports the BBC. The aerial team spotted the animals last summer as they negotiated their way through...http://www.newser.com/story/50393/bbc-film-crew-captures-arctic-unicorns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Feb 2009 11:08:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50051/fishing-banned-in-melting-arctic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal panel has voted to block fishing trawlers from moving into a vast area of the Arctic Sea made newly accessible by melting ice, the New York Times reports. The move will protect 150,000 square nautical miles of US waters north of the Bering Strait while scientists assess...http://www.newser.com/story/50051/fishing-banned-in-melting-arctic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 5:07:01 CST