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I'd say that "off the coast of Sweden" is -in- and not "near" Europe.

According to websites that monitor live AIS signals, the Arctic Sea, built in 1992 and owned by a Finnish company

... I strongly dislike them for naming their boat in that manner.

Near Sweden? It seems the pirate party from Sweden is more dangerous than previously thought ;-)

Another article says its last known contact with the ship was off the coast of France headed toward Africa.

Pirates seize ship near Europe