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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Swedish court orders detention of Russian captain of tanker boarded off Sweden

Sweden Ship Investigation - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A Swedish court on Sunday ordered the detention of the Russian captain of a ship that was suspected to be sailing under a false flag in the Baltic Sea and was boarded by authorities last week.

The commander of the Sea Owl 1, whose name hasn't been released, was arrested on Friday — the day after the Swedish coast guard boarded the vessel off Trelleborg, on Sweden's southern coast.

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