Under false flag: A Moscow company tried to buy a Norwegian former coast guard ship for Arctic sailings
Disguised as businessmen from Dubai, cronies of a Russian adventure company pursued a takeover of the 70-year-old Stålbas for expedition cruises to Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land. The deal was halted last-minute when the Barents Observer started to investigate.
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