Russia's navy has been deployed to find a ship reportedly hijacked three weeks ago in the Baltic Sea.Up to five vessels - reported to include nuclear submarines - will be involved in the search for the Maltese-flagged Arctic Sea, the navy confirmed.
It has a 15-strong Russian crew and was reportedly taking timber worth $1.5m (£900,000) from Finland to Algeria when it was boarded by gunmen on 24 July.
The BBC is quick to point out that this brand of piracy is very different from the Somalia infestation. This may in fact be a kind of commercial dispute gone bad - but still...
These guys seized control of the boat and sailed it through the English Channel.
Pirates! In Europe!
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