89 crew and passengers of detained 'Professor Molchanov' arrive in…
89 Russian passengers and crew members of the detained research vessel 'Professor Molchanov' arrived in Murmansk after being evacuated from Spitsbergen. The evacuation was organized with support from Russian and Norwegian authorities.
Consensus
- The 'Professor Molchanov' was arrested on Spitsbergen on September 2.
- 89 people, including passengers and crew, were evacuated from Spitsbergen.
- The evacuees arrived in Murmansk on September 8.
- The evacuation was organized with cooperation between Russian and Norwegian authorities.
- The evacuees were accommodated in five hotels in Murmansk.
- The arrest was based on a court order from the Nord-Troms and Senja district court.
- The vessel was detained following a claim by the Ukrainian company 'Naftogaz'.
- The vessel is not allowed to leave the port of Barentsburg until further notice.
- The port of registry of the 'Professor Molchanov' is Arkhangelsk.
- The ship had been conducting regular passenger and cargo voyages from Murmansk to Barentsburg since June 2025.
Points of divergence
- The group consisted of 89 people, including passengers and crew. — fontanka
- The group consisted of 89 people. — interfax
- The group consisted of 69 people. — tg_MID_Russia
- The evacuation was organized by the 'Arktikugol' trust in coordination with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Development of the Far East and the Arctic, and with the support of the Governor of Spitsbergen. — fontanka
- The evacuation was organized with support from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry for Development of the Far East and Arctic, and the government team. — interfax
- The evacuation was conducted with the assistance of Norwegian authorities in close coordination between 'Arktikugol', the Russian Embassy in Oslo, consulates in Spitsbergen and Kirkenes. — tg_MID_Russia
- The first to meet the evacuees were residents of the Pechenga district. — fontanka
- The governor of Murmansk emphasized the support of the local business community in organizing accommodation. — interfax
- The court order was issued on August 31, based on a claim by Naftogaz related to the loss of Crimean assets in 2014. — interfax
- The arrest was based on a request from Ukrainian companies. — tg_MID_Russia
Coverage (4 sources)
- Passengers and crew of the arrested ship 'Professor Molchanov' have arrived in Murmansk — Фонтанка
- Passengers and crew of the ship arrested in Svalbard arrived in Murmansk — Интерфакс
- Comment by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs M.V. Zakharova regarding the evacuation of passengers from the Spitsbergen archipelago... — МИД России
- Crew and passengers of arrested vessel "Professor Molchanov" crossed Russian-Norwegian border — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Svalbard
- Murmansk
- Professor Molchanov
- MID
- Russia
- INTERFAX.RU
- Murmansk Oblast
- Andrey Chibis
- Moscow
- Interfax
- Maria Zakharov
- Arctic
- Far East
- Arktikugol
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