Estonia’s detention of banana boxship was politically motivated, says operator
The managers of Baltic Spirit, which was pulled over en route to Russia, say that the detention was ‘politically motivated.’ The vessel, which was carrying bananas to St Petersburg, was released after no evidence of smuggling was found
The owners, manager and crew of the Bahamas-flagged reefer stress that they were not involved in any illicit activity and have described the search as a publicity stunt based on no credible intelligence
