epa01829285 A group of the russian crew of the Arctic Sea freighter is collected to the russian navy destroyer Ladnii at the port of Palmeira, Sal island, in Cape Verde, 19 August 2009. The Russian defence ministry said Russian investigators were continuing to question the eight hijackers and 15-man crew, who were freed unharmed by Russian forces who seized the ship on 17 August near Cape Verde, off the western coast of Africa. EPA/OMAR CAMILO