The vessel, the Professor Molchanov, was seized off the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard after a 24-hour standoff with the Norwegian Coast Guard, according to Covington.

Autorităţile norvegiene au sechestrat nava rusească de croazieră „Professor Molchanov” în arhipelagul norvegian Svalbard din Oceanul Arctic, la cererea

The vessel is prohibited from leaving its current location pending a relevant decision by the Governor of Svalbard