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Guinea Drops Charges against Russia’s Tanker
Guinean authorities have thrown out all claims against the Luchegorsk tanker and its captain, the ITAR-TASS news agency quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying.
The Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Andrey Krivtsov said charges against the Switzerland-based Addach which charters the Russian ship are still in force.
“Our embassy keeps in touch with the crew and Guinean authorities to help settle the issue,” Krivtsov said.
Ten armed men wearing black uniforms boarded the vessel August 22, 44 miles off Freetown. The captain was charged with illegal operation in Sierra Leone’s country’s economic zone. The men took the ship to the port of Conakry for an inquiry.
The Luchegorsk tanker is still in the port of Conarky, with 20 men on board – 19 Russians and one Chinese citizen.
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