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Russian Navy sinks Chinese merchant ship
New Star, the cargo ship, was sequestered at the Russian port of Nakhodka earlier this month for alleged smuggling. It left the port not far from the Sino-Russian border without permission from Russian authorities last Thursday and was chased by a cruiser, a Russian newspaper said.Later, the warship shot at least 500 rounds onto the ship and forced it to sail back toward the port in force 6 winds. Bloomberg stated the New Star fled Nakhodka on Feb. 12 after the shipment of rice it unloaded was rejected by the buyer, who then asked a court to seize the ship while suing for damages. Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-02-19 |
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