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Embassy The Russian Federation in Denmark commented on the situation with the detention of the Russian research vessel “Akademik Ioffe”. There are 38 crew members and 23 scientists on board.
“The ship's documents were confiscated,” the report said. – The ship's arrest was made as a temporary measure. ”
It is known that the reason for the arrest was a “third party” claim linked “to the previous activity of R/V Akademik Ioffe. According to the latest information, the claim was filed by One Ocean Expeditions Ltd. The embassy has already received and forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs copies of court decisions. Diplomats added that the mission is in contact with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as vessels.
The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, on the other hand, announced that it was studying the situation with the detention of the vessel.