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The ship is captured in the 2013 peaceful protest and towed to Murmansk. The activists expect a 48-hour detention but are charged with piracy, which carries a 15-year sentence.

September 2013. The Arctic Sunrise has been boarded, the activists are held at gunpoint, and the FSB have seized control of the ship.

The captured activists expect a 48-hour detention, but after being taken to a detention centre in Murmansk, they are charged with piracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years.

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RoleContributor
DirectorChloe Campbell
DirectorAlice McMahon-Major
Executive ProducerSunshine Jackson
ProducerClare Beavis
EditorGregg Morgan
EditorJames Gold
ComposerAlexander Parsons
Production CompanyCurve Media Ltd

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