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FSB’s new Arctic vessel criss-crosses northern waters, shows enhanced security presence in region

By Atle Staalesen, The Barents Observer September 19, 2017

In a display of force and presence, the FSB’s new ice-protected coast guard vessel has arrested two fishing vessels in the Kara Sea. The trawlers are suspected of illegal fishing in the area and have been accompanied to Dikson, the port on the Kara Sea coast, state channel Vesti reports.

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