 Claims that the ship was involved in illegal operations will be looked into, said Bastrykin.On 3 September 2009, it was reported that Russian journalist Mikhail Voitenko had quit his job and fled Russia allegedly after receiving threats regarding his reporting.Before his flight, Mr. Voitenko was the editor-in-chief of the "Sovfrakht Marine Bulletin", which first reported the "Arctic Sea" missing and questioned the official story released by Russian authorities.