A rescue mission was launched amid lurid stories of armed hijackers, alleged boardings, ransom notes and claims that the Russian mafia were forcing the crew to smuggle drugs or guns.

救援计划随即启，同时关于武装劫持、的登船、勒索赎金的通知以及声称俄罗斯黑手党强迫船员偷运毒或是枪支的恐怖传言四起。