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Published: 15 August, 2009, 02:42

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Some sort of commercial disagreement, stemming from the boarding that happened in the Baltic Sea, may be behind Arctic Sea seizure, said Nick Davis, head of Anti-Piracy Maritime Security Solutions.

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