 Unusual aspects of the hijacking of the "Arctic Sea" have been pointed out by the European Union Commission and the media.This has led to speculation on the nature of the operation.A rapporteur on piracy for the Assembly of the Western European Union and former commander of the Estonian Defence Forces Tarmo Kõuts was quoted in the Estonian newspaper "Postimees" as saying, "Only the presence of cruise missiles on board the ship can explain Russia's strange behavior in this whole story."