Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker « Back Editor’s Note: This article is an adapted version of a formal review of General Serov’s memoir, “Raoul Wallenberg and Ivan Serov’s Memoir ‘Notes from a Suitcase.’” there are strong reasons to believe that the memoir is especially as it concerns the fate of Wallenberg An architect and businessman, Raoul Wallenberg was just 31 years old when in 1944 he accepted a diplomatic assignment to Budapest to protect Hungary’s Jews from Nazi persecution With the help of a wide network of aides and by issuing a special protective document the now famous Swedish “Schutzpass” (Protective Passport) Wallenberg managed to save thousands of lives he tried to contact the commanders of the advancing Soviet military troops for informing them about the Budapest Jews he was in charge of Once these Soviet forces reached Wallenberg Due to his courage and creativity in extremely dangerous and chaotic wartime Budapest, Wallenberg remains a symbol of what one heroic person can do in nearly impossible circumstances. In 1981, the U.S. Congress made Wallenberg Honorary Citizen of the United States the second person after Winston Churchill who received this honor after a decade of claiming they had no information Soviet authorities announced that Wallenberg died of a heart attack in Lubyanka Prison in July 1947 Despite various long-term international efforts the full facts of Wallenberg’s fate have never been established Serov claims that during an interrogation in 1954 former State Security Minister Abakumov admitted that Wallenberg was “liquidated” in 1947 Abakumov followed the direct order of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov These statements, purportedly by Serov — who died in 1990 — are of great interest since in 1954 he was appointed chairman of the newly created KGB. As the Russian historian Nikita Petrov, a leading expert on Serov’s life and the history of Soviet state security services, pointed out in an interview with The New York Times it is the first time that such a high level former Soviet official has provided confirmation of Wallenberg’s death in 1947 was presented to him for his participation in the suppression of the Hungarian Uprising in 1956 Khinstein became assistant on mass media questions to the Secretary of the General Council of the “United Russia.” Khinstein is also a member of the Central Council of the Russian Military Historical Society (RVIO) created by Putin to promote the pro-Stalinist view of Soviet history and World War II it is … practical specialization in PR and propaganda … You think naively that facts are the main thing in history who obtained a copy of Serov’s chapter on Wallenberg from Serov’s daughter Svetlana in 2002 cites several additional sentences and whole paragraphs missing in the Khinstein publication names and other details vary in the two published versions of Serov’s diary Adding to the questions about the Khinstein edition is the fact that the chapter on Raoul Wallenberg is not part of the main body of the memoir but rather what Hinstein calls one of several “fragments,” a loose collection of texts dictated by Serov and written down by his son-in-law the popular Russian detective writer Eduard Khrutsky Serov wrote (or dictated) his comments on the Wallenberg case in or after 1987 and it remains unclear to what extent he relied on his personal recollections Serious questions remain also about the handling of his diary during the editing and publication process who had been directly involved in the decision-making process about Wallenberg’s fate in 1947 as the new Soviet foreign minister (from 1949 to 1953 Serov’s recollections about the case are surprisingly vague and imprecise lacking the specific details one would expect in such a personal document His notes do not shed any additional light on what exactly happened to Wallenberg after his trail breaks off in Lubyanka Prison in March 1947 nor do they contain any evidence for the claim that Wallenberg was “liquidated” in 1947 the most sensational information in Serov’s notes is Abakumov’s alleged confirmation of Wallenberg’s murder If Abakumov was interrogated about the Wallenberg case it is strange that the interrogation did not expose any other important details at least none Serov felt compelled to cite in his memoir Serov writes that interrogations of Grigory Maironovsky head of the KGB’s infamous poison laboratory and his co-workers regarding Wallenberg’s “liquidation” also provided no information about Wallenberg’s fate Maironovsky’s name does not appear in the excerpts of Serov’s memoir quoted by Nigel Bance all of the interrogated members of the poison laboratory claimed that they did not know the names of their victims there is no documentary proof that such interrogations about Wallenberg ever happened Such an across the board lack of detail is worth noting The information that Serov does include in his memoir is as important as what he does not. Surprisingly, the memoir does not even mention the creation or discovery of the key document in the Wallenberg case in the KGB files, the so-called Smoltsov Report This report written by the head of the Lubyanka Prison Medical Department stated that Raoul Wallenberg had died of a heart attack on July 17 Serov barely mentions the extensive preparations of an official reply to the Swedish government about Wallenberg from 1955 to 1957 He fails to mention the fact that he and Molotov together started to prepare the official statement issued to the Swedish government in 1957 Serov’s omission of this important aspect of his involvement in the Wallenberg case has no explanation This raises doubts about the claim that Khrushchev wanted to use the case against Molotov as well as the authorship of this portion of the memoir Moscow did not provide any of the documents cited in the Serov book to the official Swedish-Russian Working Group which investigated the Wallenberg case from 1991 to 1999 (The Working Group was unable to clarify Wallenberg’s fate.) This may have been because the documentation no longer exists Serov himself was in charge of extensive document destruction around the time of the creation of the KGB The official Russian story is that the items were discovered by chance in a former KGB storage room it seems more likely that there was some kind of administrative documentation that pointed to their location If a transcript of Viktor Abakumov’s interrogation about Wallenberg existed or continues to exist why was it never released to researchers or Swedish officials but perhaps Moscow is still holding it back Similar questions persist about other missing documents especially about the letter Abakumov sent to Molotov on the day of Wallenberg’s alleged death which almost certainly contained relevant information about Wallenberg’s fate Were these documents destroyed or have they been intentionally withheld It is possible that they contain details about the time or cause of Wallenberg’s death that do not match the official Soviet version of events released by Serov and Soviet leaders in 1957 asking for the release of Abakumov’s interrogation transcript and the record of cremation of Wallenberg’s remains If access to the requested documentation were finally granted there would be some chance to solve the mystery of Wallenberg’s disappearance Ermin’s Intelligence Book Award in 2012 From 1995-2001 she served as an independent consultant to the Swedish-Russian Working Group in the Raoul Wallenberg case She is the founder and coordinator of the RWI-70 Signing up for this newsletter means you agree to our data policy Sign In Register the people you see crossing the street or meet in your travels make you smile and wonder What is their story?” A photographer is compelled to capture these individuals’ image to communicate their unique stories—to take a portrait that reflects their personality and the world they live in this evolved into a passion to photograph these everyday people whose unique souls reflect not only the zeitgeist but the joy and colour that comes from living on the West Coast Portraits from the Vancouver People Project will be featured in Vancouver Is Awesome as a precursor to a future photographic exhibit featuring the wonderful characters who contribute to the fabric of Vancouver. 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SMERSH is actually an acronym for the Russian phrase Smert Shpionam no work in the English language has ever come close to giving us a detailed study of Stalin's diabolical counterintelligence organization SMERSH was Stalin's wartime terror apparatus; a collection of torturers and killers unleashed in 1943 to cut a bloody swath across Eastern Europe SMERSH's mission was to "filter" the Red Army for spies and and execution of many thousands of innocent servicemen and citizens of countries occupied by the Red Army and molecular geneticist now living in the United States gives us a comprehensive look at this ruthless death machine in his new book SMERSH The book gleans much from recently declassified documents from the Russian archives uncovered for the first time shining a much needed harsh light into the murky dealings of the Stalinist police state In fact it was instead an independent secret organization whose director Birstein how long he had been working on the book "I started to collect materials for this book in 1990-1991," he told me At the time he was a member of the International Commission on Raoul Wallenberg which for a time had access to a secret special archive in Moscow which is now part of the military archive What was the research process like for such a work "Although I used some documents that I found myself in two Moscow archives my main sources were numerous archival documents published in Russian in various publications," Birstein said the Moscow-based Alexander Yakovlev's Foundation published about 70 huge volumes of documents Most of these are from the Presidential Archive in Moscow and they are are crucial for anyone who wishes to study the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin's rule the documents are currently inaccessible to researchers." I used a series of publications of military counterintelligence materials during the Great Patriotic War and a series of publications of war orders and military wartime reports to the highest Soviet authorities," he continued "A coffee-table book glorifying SMERSH's activities published in 2003 by the FSB (the successor to the KGB) was also useful because it contains many photos of original documents about SMERSH." It's difficult for Americans to understand just how insidious SMERSH was in Soviet society during its existence "Millions of Soviet servicemen knew SMERSH not as a successful fighter against German spies (the public mandate at the time) but rather as a brutal organization that arrested its own servicemen en masse on mostly false accusations of treason "After the Red Army crossed the border with Eastern Europe numerous arrests were also made among the local population SMERSH arrested every person who could potentially be a problem for the future Sovietization the activity of SMERSH affected lives of 10 million people." SMERSH was highly praised in advance of its publication wditor-in-chief of the International journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence called it "an authoritative and much-needed study.. bringing to life the increasingly forgotten harsh reality of the Communist police state." Dr author of From Information to Intrigue (Frank Cass 1993) and (with Bengt Beckman) Swedish Signal Intelligence 1900-1945 (Frank Cass "I find it hard to believe that there is any work on SMERSH in the English language comparable to Dr Birstein concentrates on presenting the evolution of this terror machine Birstein has been invited to speak at Washington D.C.'s International Spy Museum tomorrow He will discuss his book and uncover new evidence that suggests that Raoul Wallenberg may have been one of its victims is known and loved the world over for his rescue of hundreds of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust He was detained in 1945 in Budapest by the Red Army on suspicion of espionage and his actual fate has never been confirmed By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org The New York temple now rents out space to off-Broadway performances NEW YORK (JTA) — On a recent Friday night about 20 people gathered for Shabbat services at the Actors’ Temple a synagogue just a few blocks from Times Square Rabbi Jill Hausman greeted each one by name with a kiss on the cheek and a “Good Shabbos.” Some sang along and others listened as she led the small crowd in a service using a prayer book and a packet she had printed out just minutes earlier in her upstairs office It’s a far cry from the era when some of the biggest celebrities in the country used to gather at the West 47th Street shul actors Shelley Winters and Aaron Chwatt (better known as Red Buttons) baseball stars Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg also hosted the annual temple benefit at The Majestic Theater Headshots of stars who frequented the synagogue hang on a wall The synagogue was founded in 1917 for a much different crowd: Orthodox shopkeepers who worked in Hell’s Kitchen a neighborhood lined today with bars and restaurants catering to the pre-theater crowd but at the time was rife with gangs formerly known as Congregation Ezrath Israel which was home to many Jewish actors and actresses but few regular synagogue-goers their morals were questionable because they were all in vaudeville and they toured all around the country and they weren’t really welcome in the large wealthy synagogues,” Hausman said The synagogue was founded in 1917 and has been in its current building since 1923 One of Birstein’s first recruits was the popular Ukrainian-born entertainer Sophie Tucker but after multiple visits the rabbi swayed her with a heavy load of Jewish guilt “He said to her, ‘Sofele, who’s going to say Kaddish for your Yiddishe mama?’ And that was one of her big numbers, and he really touched her in the heart,” Hausman said other stars started flowing in and the synagogue became known as the Actors’ Temple a number of other big names would perform at its annual gala a wealthy woman decided to sit in the men’s section with her husband rather than in the women’s balcony She was joined by Tucker and eventually the rest of the women Today the synagogue is nondenominational and welcomes interfaith couples and members of the LGBTQ community The synagogue continued to attract Broadway stars through the 1960s the temple had only 12 members and was struggling financially The board thought it may be time to close its doors But Hausman was able to turn things around by returning the synagogue to its show business roots She took out the pews and converted the sanctuary into a space that she rented out as a dance studio she met a theater manager who suggested that she rent out the synagogue as an off-Broadway performance space The manager helped install a stage and put theater lights in the balcony where the women once sat “It was economic necessity because our dues are $180 per person per year,” Hausman said The Actors’ Temple can host shows up to eight times a week and since then the synagogue has been renting out its stage for performances almost every week It can host up to eight performances a week — only Friday nights and High Holidays are out The synagogue also rents out space to a program that provides enrichment classes for children who are homeschooled Hausman estimates that there are between 150 and 200 members today and about 20 show up on a typical Friday night She said around 40 percent of regulars are involved in show business in some way “We are not a family congregation the way most congregations are,” she said but our membership is mostly singles and couples from early through late middle age.” Rabbi Jill Hausman converted the sanctuary into a space that she rents out for off-Broadway performances Though most shows have nothing to do with Judaism the Actors’ Temple hosted performances of “The Last Jew of Boyle Heights,” a play by Steve Greenstein about a Los Angeles neighborhood that once was home to a large Jewish population and now is predominantly Latino Greenstein, who is a member of Actors’ Temple, said that putting on his play in a Jewish setting carried special meaning. The ner tamid, the eternal light hanging above the synagogue ark peaked out behind the stage during performances and the stained glass windows were visible when one of the characters recalled an old synagogue in Boyle Heights “And that’s important when you’re creating a piece of theater.” JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent I accept the Privacy Policy 2025 – McDermott Will & Emery advised the Austrian wind and solar developer ImWind on the development and financing of a large wind farm in Birstein/Hesse is being developed together with three other project partners ImWind is responsible for three of the wind turbines This marks ImWind’s first major wind farm project in Germany Founded in 1995, the ImWind Group is one of the largest producers of renewable energy in Austria and today produces clean electricity for over 350,000 households in Austria with over 140 wind power and photovoltaic plants McDermott advised ImWind comprehensively on the project financing of the wind farm the tax and corporate law structure of the project on energy law issues relating to the wind farm and its grid connection on project-related contracts and in relation to the due diligence Attorney Advertising © 2025 McDermott Will & Emery When it was founded in 1917 by local Jewish shop owners on West 47th Street in Hell’s Kitchen the congregation was known as Ezrath Israel Actors who frequented the Theater District and Times Square were decidedly not welcome they were looked down upon for their supposed loose morals and the sometimes shady venues where they plied their trade a new synagogue for this small congregation had been constructed—a beige brick building that stood out thanks to its majestic stained glass center window and nightclubs in this hopping part of Jazz Age Manhattan the congregation attracted showbiz hopefuls as well as the already famous and Ezrath Israel became known as the Actors’ Temple along with sports figures like Sandy Koufax and Jake Pitler,” states the temple’s website Two of the Three Stooges were congregation members (Mo and Curly Howard and “Academy Award–winner Shelley Winters kept the High Holy Days in our sanctuary,” the website says One of the highlights of the congregation was an annual benefit to raise funds for the synagogue’s upkeep. On December 9, 1945, the Brooklyn Eagle wrote about the “stars of stage and radio” who were scheduled to perform By the time of his death in 1959 Rabbi Birstein had boosted membership to 1,000 according to a 2002 New York Daily News article But the number of congregants began to dwindle steadily through the decade—a trend experienced by other small synagogues in Manhattan’s unglamorous business districts like the Garment District Synagogue and the Millinery Center Synagogue the Actors’ Temple is still holding fundraisers and offers services for the high holidays I’m not sure if any A-listers belong to the congregation but members “take great pride in carrying on our Jewish show business tradition by being a place of acceptance [Third image: geni.com] Upcoming Tours and Events 2025!The Gilded Age Mansions & Memorials of Riverside Drive: Sunday May 18, 1-3:30 PM. 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Metrics details A new family of paratanaoidean Tanaidacea – Paranarthrurellidae fam – is erected to accommodate two genera without family classification (Paratanaoidea incertae sedis) Seven new species of Paranarthrurella and two of Armatognathia are described from material taken in different deep-sea areas of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans 1965) — is redescribed based on the paratype The genus Cheliasetosatanais Larsen and Araújo-Silva 2014 originally classified within Colletteidae is synonymised with Paranarthrurella Amended diagnoses of Armatognathia and Paranarthrurella genera are given Choosing characters for distinguishing and defining both genera was supported by Principal Component Analysis Designation of the new family is supported by molecular phylogenetic analysis of COI and 18S datasets The distribution of all species currently included in the new family was visualised and their bathymetric distribution analysed Paranarthrurella was transferred to Agathotanaidae It was also emphasised that a unique character of the chelipeds and the mouthparts is distinct among all currently defined families of Tanaidomorpha Paranarthrurella increased the number of genera of Paratanaoidean family ‘incertae sedis’ cit.) pointed out that the main character differentiating Armatognathia from the remaining leptognathiid genera was the armament of the mandible molar process Armatognathia shows some affinities with Leptognathia but differs in the presence of distal spines on the mandibular molar nine terminal spines on the maxillule palp and restriction of setation of the pleopods rami to the distal margin Our morphological analyses are supported by molecular phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial COI and nuclear 18S molecular markers we use environmental data (as temperature and salinity) to assess distribution of the genus Paranarthrurella in the North Atlantic we visualize and analyse the zoogeographic and bathymetric distribution of all species belonging to this new family An identification key to females of the known twelve species of Paranarthrurella is also provided All of those collections were first fixed in 4% buffered formaldehyde and transferred into 75–80% ethanol for sorting to the highest taxonomical levels in order to provide a complete description of Paranarthurella arctophylax (Norman and Stebbing 1886) material collected in the Iceland Basin during BIOICE (Benthic Invertebrates of Icelandic waters) project was also examined and consequentely redescribed the other poorly-described historical types — Arthrura shiinoi Kudinova-Pasternak Armatognathia birsteini Kudinova-Pasternak A total of 87 individuals of nine new species was examined morphologically with a Leica M125 stereomicroscope the body length (BL) was measured from the tip of the rostrum to the distal edge of the pleotelson the term ‘neuter’ is retained for the stage developed from manca-3 that cannot be classified as precopulatory female with oostegites buds (including non-ovigerous females) Appendages from the chosen specimens were dissected in a glycerine solution using chemically-sharpened tungsten needles methylene blue or chlorazol black were used Initial drawings were made using a Nikon Eclipse 50i microscope combined with a camera lucida; they were then digitally inked as proposed by Coleman28 the ‘spines’ are called the articulated and unflexible cuticular structures while ‘setae’ are flexible and bristle or hair-like articulated structures; the apophyse (or teeth) are reserved for the nonarticulated cuticular outgrowth round tip setae in mandibule molar of Paranarthrurella are called finger-shape setae All of the measurements were performed with Leica M205C and LAS V4.5 software the expression ‘Nx’ replaces ‘N times as long as’ and ‘N L:W’ replaces ‘N times longer than wide’ Photographs were made using the focus stacking method on a Leica M205C stereo-microscope combined with a DFC295 camera and LAS V4.5 software For the redescription of Paranarthrurella arctophylax Images were registered with the confocal laser scanning microscope LSM 780 (Zeiss) equipped with EC Plan-Neofluar 10x/0.30 M27 objective 405 nm laser diode and and InTune tunable excitation laser system (set to excitation wavelength 595 nm) Natural autofluorescence of the specimen was enhanced by chemical crosslinking by transient incubation in formalin ethanol-fixed animal was imaged in 100% glycerol Autofluorescence was registered sequentially in two emission channels: 410–580 nm (405 nm excitation) and 600–735 nm (595 nm excitation) In 3 × 3 tile scan area (3188.22 µm × 3188.22 µm) images were collected for stitching along with optimal number of Z-frames each in 2048 × 2048 pixels format with 3.15 µs pixel dwell and 2 × line averaging Images in both channels were then combined pseudo-colored in gold and reconstructed into 2D image stack by maximum intensity projection using ZEN 2012 software (Zeiss) The type material is deposited in the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ The material for the redescription of Paranarthrurella arctophylax is deposited in the Icelandic Institut of Natural History (NI a gammarid species for which both COI and 18S sequences were accessible in GenBank Consensus trees were produced and annotated with Bayesian posterior probabilities (PP) using TreeAnnotator in the BEAST2 package Because there were few ingroup specimens for which both 18S and COI were obtained (five) The GMYC and mPTP analyses required the ultrametric tree produced by BEAST; GMYC analysis was conducted in R with the single-threshold option and mPTP was performed using the command-line software employing 20,000 burn-in steps and three replicate runs The LSID for this publication is: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub: E6E09F88-9F8B-4FB9-9FAB-078CFB893D40 The electronic edition of this work was published in a journal with an ISSN and has been archived and is available from the following digital repositories: PubMed Central and LOCKSS Body length (BL): short (length/width ratio <6); long (length /width ratio >8) Hyposphaenium (H2) of pleonite-2: absent; small; well developed Hyposphaenium (H3) of pleonite-3: absent; small; well developed Hyposphaenium (H4) of pleonite-4: absent; small Antenna (A2) article-2 ornamentation: spine; seta Mandible (Mdb) molar ornamentation: finger-shape (tip rounded) setae; robust spines Maxilliped endite gustatory cusps (Mxp gc): slender; round (tubercles) Chela (Ch): slender (>1.6 L:W); robust (<1.3 L:W) Cheliped basis (Chp b) distal part: long (dorsal concave in midlength); short (dorsal concave in distal half); Uropod (U) endopod article-2/article-1 ratio: subequal; longer Morphological analysis of 87 individuals provisionally classified to Paranarthrurella allowed the observation of a series of morphological features (e.g.: left mandible lacinia mobilis broad widely separated from incisor forming “spoon-like” gap rounded and swollen pleon) which are also present in a few other species known from the literature such as Armatognathia birsteini Kudinova-Pasternak 1987 and the tanaellid Arthrura shiinoi Kudinova-Pasternak and the colletteid recently described Cheliasetosatanais spinimaxillipedus Larsen & Araújo-Silva The morphological analysis of those synapomorphies allowed us to propose to erect a new family — Paranarthrurellidae fam — which include the three aforementioned species as well The morphological analysis was supported by genetic results (see below) The investigation of the material has revealed the presence of seven new species which represent the genus Paranarthrurella and two which represent the genus Armatognathia Species delimitation on the COI data using the ABGD algorithm (automatic barcode gap discovery), GMYC (general mixed Yule coalescent), and mPTP (multiple threshold PTP). The maximum-parsimony trees based on 18S rRNA gene sequence data demonstrating monophyly of six families e.g and two genera: Tanaella Norman and Stebbing Principal Components Analysis plot (PCA) of twelve Paranarthrurella species and four Armatognathia species and thirteen characters listed in the Table 3 They do not play a significant role in morphological differentiation of the two genera but are important for discrimination of particular species urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:F9179CD9-B880-4A25-BE83-33CF8F5F5E02 Body strongly calcified with six well developed pereonites and five distinct pleonites; eyes absent; antennule with four articles with additional cap-like article; antennae with six articles; mandible molar wide rounded with row of blunt distal spines; mandible left lacinia mobilis broad widely separated from incisor forming “spoon-like” gap; maxillule endite with distal spines and numerous setae along outer margin; maxilliped basis fused with two round and well-developed (tubercle) or slender spine-like (gustatory cusps); cheliped attached to cephalothorax with sclerite; sclerite large triangular (proximal margin little shorter than sclerite main axis); pereopods 1–3 with coxa merus and carpus with usually small and fine spines; pereopods 4–6 carpus with four spines; pereopod-6 propodus with three distodorsal spines; uropods shorter than pleotelson Males: Pleotelson with terminal elongated apophysis; antennule with seven articles (three peduncular and four flagellar); mouthparts reduced; maxilliped present; pleopods well developed; uropod endopod with three articles Genera included: Armatognathia Kudinova-Pasternak From this perspective the new family is readily distinguished from: well developed articles on the antennule – by presence of four well developed articles in antennule; which have pseudocoxa – by having cheliped attached to cephalothorax by sclerite (= cheliped basis with a free posterior lobe) Tanaellidae Larsen and Wilson, 200215 which missing or fused exopod in uropods – by having well developed both exopod and endopod in uropods; while it is wide and triangular in Paranarthrurellidae fam Akanthophoreidae uropods are always slender and elongated Akanthophoreidae have often robust and prominent spines on merus and carpus of the pereopods 1–3 have usually slender and relatively short spines in those appendages 1976 are obviously polyphyletic and/or repository taxa with biramous uropods with broad (Colletteidae) or pointed (Leptognathiidae) mandible molar; certainly the new family can still be distinguished from those two families by characteristic mouthpart details (wide mandible molar with row of blunt distal spines; left lacinia mobilis broad and widely separated from incisor forming “spoon-like” gap; maxillule endite numerous setae along outer margin; maxilliped endites separated with two well-developed or slender gustatory cusps and peculiar Strongylura G.O. Sars, 1882 (partim.): Norman and Stebbing, 1886: 110, 13312 Robustognathia Kudinova-Pasternak, 1989: 68, 33–344 Type species: Paranarthrurella caudata (Kudinova-Pasternak Species included: Paranarthrurella arctophylax (Norman and Stebbing Female: Body long or short (five to ten L:W) Pereonites subrectangular or subsquare; pereonites 1–3 usually slightly wider anteriorly; pereonite-6 slightly wider posteriorly Maxilliped endites with slender gustatory cusps Cheliped carpus slender (usually >1.6 L:W) Cheliped basis distal part short (dorsal concave in distal half) Uropod endopod article-1 subequal article-2 Figures 4−6 Paranarthrurella caudata (Kudinova-Pasternak, 1965), holotype, female (Mc-938). (A) Dorsal. (B) Lateral. Scale 1 mm. Paranarthrurella caudata (Kudinova-Pasternak, 1965), holotype, female (Mc-938) (A) Antennule. (B) Antenna. (C) Labrum. (D) Mandible, right. (E) Mandible, left. (F) Maxillule. (G) Maxilla. (H) Labium. (I) Maxilliped. (I’) Maxilliped endite. (J) Epignath. Scale 0.1 mm. Paranarthrurella caudata (Kudinova-Pasternak Pereopods 4–5 propodus dorsodistal spine strongly serrate Pereopod-6 propodus dorsodistal spines weakly serrated Description of neuter, length 3.0 mm. Body (Fig. 4A,B) elongate Pleotelson as long as four pleonites together Antennule (Fig. 5A) article-1 3.0 L:W with one simple and one penicillate setae distally; article-3 1.4 L:W with one simple and two penicillate setae distally; article-4 3.3 L:W; article-5 vestigial with five simple and one penicillate setae Antenna (Fig. 5B) article-1 fused with body; article-2 1.8 L:W with one simple and four penicillate setae distally; article-5 4.7 L:W with distal seta; article-6 as long as wide Cheliped (Fig. 6A) sclerite large semitriangular; basis 2.1 L:W 1.7 L:W; propodus (palm) with one seta near dactylus insertion seta on inner side not seen; fixed finger with sharp distal spine (unguis) and with three setae; fixed finger and dactylus unifacial; dactylus almost straight with three spines on inner margin and subproximal seta on inner side Pereopod-1 (Fig. 6B) longer than pereopods 2–3; basis 5.5 L:W with distoproximal penicillate seta; ischium with ventral seta; merus 1.9 L:W with ventrodistal fine spine; carpus 3.0 L:W with four short distal spines; propodus 5.4 L:W one fine and one long serrate dorsodistal spine; dactylus 6.7 L:W proximal seta not seen; unguis and dactylus about 0.9x propodus Pereopod-2 (Fig. 6C) basis broken during dissection; ischium with ventral seta; merus 2.5 L:W 0.75x propodus with four distal spine (ventrodistal spine longer); propodus 4.9 L:W and 2.9x dactylus and two (one fine and one regular) subdistal dorsal spines; dactylus 6.1 L:W Pereopod-3 (Fig. 6D) similar to pereopod-2 Pereopod-4 (Fig. 6E) basis broken; ischium with one ventral seta; merus 2.7 L:W with two ventrodistal serrate spines; carpus 3.6 L:W with three distal serrate spines and rod-like dorsodistal seta; propodus 6.2 L:W with two ventrodistal serrate spines and strongly serrate dorsodistal spine; dactylus 7.1 L:W 1.2x unguis; unguis and dactylus 0.8x propodus Pereopod-5 (Fig. 6F) as pereopod-4 Pereopod-6 (Fig. 6G) similar to pereopod-5 with three serrate dorsodistal spines; dactylus shorter Uropod (Fig. 6H) exopod with two articles with two subdistal penicillate setae and two simple distal setae; endopod with two articles The species is known only from the type locality - Bougainville Trench from 7974–8006 m depth Paranarthrurella caudata was described by Kudinova-Pasternak based on five specimens of length from 3.2 mm to 4 mm only the holotype (marked by Kudinova-Pasternak on the original label) exists and was available for our studies we took the advantage and partly dissected the specimen to redescribe this inadequately-described species but small and directed downward in all other Paranarthrurella species (see below) are the only known species of the genus with elongated body habitus whose body is eight or more times longer than wide none of them has a pleonite hyposphaenium (see remarks on page 6) Paranarthrurella caudata has strongly serrated dorsodistal seta on the propodus of pereopods 4–6 This character is present in a few members of the genus (described below) although the latter has four spines on carpus of pereopod 4–6 Figures 7–9 Paranarthrurella arctophylax (Norman and Stebbing, 1886), neuter (NI-39666) autofluorescence confocal image. Reconstructed maximum intensity projection of 3 x 3 area tile scan with Z-axis scan in two excitation/emission channels covering entire visible light spectrum. Scale 1 mm. Paranarthrurella arctophylax (Norman and Stebbing, 1886), female (NI-39587) (A) Antennule and antenna. (B) Labrum. (C) Mandible, left. (D) Mandible, right. (E) Maxillule endite. (F) Labium. (G) Maxilla and maxilliped. Scale 0.1 mm. Paranarthrurella arctophylax (Norman and Stebbing Strongyrula arctophylax: Norman and Stebbing, 1886:12, 110, 116–117, pl. 24 Fig. III12 Paranarthrurella voeringi: Jóźwiak et al., 2009: 5916 3176; neuter (non-ovigerous female) (4.3 mm BL) 2863; neuter (non-ovigerous female) (4.4 mm BL) Pleonite 2 and 4 without hyposphaenium; pleonite-3 with large Description of female, length 4.0 mm. Body robust (Fig. 7) Pleonites 1 and 5 slightly longer than 2–4 Pleotelson just shorter than four pleonites together Antennule (Fig. 8A) article-1 2.6 L:W with three penicillate setae at midlength and two simple and three penicillate setae distally; article-2 1.7 L:W with one simple and two penicillate setae distally; article-3 1.4 L:W with one simple and one penicillate setae distally; article-4 4.4 L:W Antenna (Fig. 8A) article-1 fused with body; article-2 2.9 L:W with one simple and one penicillate setae distally; article-5 5.2 L:W with two simple and two serrate inner setae and one simple outer seta; article-3 1.7 L:W with one simple and three plumose inner setae and some microtrichia; article-4 2.4 L:W with five distal/subdistal plumose inner setae and one simple outer seta; maxilliped endites separated distally with two slender tubercles (gustatory cusps) and one pair of simple setae; microtrichia also present Cheliped (Fig. 9A) basis 5.5 L:W naked; sclerite large rectangular; merus wedge-shape and two dorsal setae observed; chela slender 1.6 L:W; propodus (palm) with one long and seven setae on inner side; fixed finger with sharp distal spine (unguis) divided by transversal grooves into processes and two setae ventrally; fixed finger and dactylus unifacial; dactylus with two spines on inner margin and subproximal seta on inner side Pereopod-1 (Fig. 9B) coxa with seta; basis 8.8 L:W naked; ischium with ventral seta; merus 3.0 L:W with two ventrodistal setae; carpus 4.3 L:W with two short dorsodistal setae and one short ventrodistal seta; propodus 7.2 L:W one short and one long simple dorsodistal setae; dactylus 8.7 L:W Pereopod-2 (Fig. 9C) basis 6.1 L:W with dorsoproximal penicillate seta; ischium with ventral seta; merus 2.2 L:W with two ventrodistal setae; carpus 3.4 L:W with one simple and three serrate distal setae; propodus 7.2 L:W and 3.6x dactylus Pereopod-3 (Fig. 9D) similar to pereopod-2 but basis with long penicillate seta ventrally Pereopod-4 (Fig. 9E) basis 3.5 L:W with short dorsal seta; ischium with two ventral setae; merus 2.3 L:W with two ventrodistal serrate spines; carpus 2.2 L:W with four distal serrate spines; propodus 7.2 L:W with two ventrodistal serrate spines and strongly serrate (spinose) dorsodistal spine; dactylus 1.0 L:W 0.9x unguis; unguis and dactylus 0.9x propodus Pereopod-5 (Fig. 9F) as pereopod-4 Pereopod-6 (Fig. 9G) similar to pereopod-4 but carpus with additional simple seta distally; propodus with addistional serrate seta; dactylus shorter The species has been also collected in the Iceland Basin during BIOICE cruises and it has been also recorded in the Ibero-Moroccan Gulf (Bird we anticipate it probably represents this species Figures 10–13 Paranarthrurella corroboree sp. nov., holotype, female (J57829) (A) Dorsal. (B) Lateral. Scale 1 mm. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:903EFAA4–8807–47FC-BEF3-2235A7A03EC7 Pleonite-2 with small and pleonite-3 with big Pereopods 4–6 propodus dorsodistal spine strongly serrate In Aboriginal language ‘corroboree’ is an event during which the particular interaction with the Dreamtime is reached through dance and music Antennule (Fig. 12A) article-1 2.8 L:W one simple and three penicillate setae distally; article-2 1.5 L:W with two simple and five penicillate setae distally; article-3 1.3 L:W with two short simple and one long setae distally; article-4 3.8 L:W; article-5 almost completely fused with article-4 one penicillate setae and one aesthetasc distally Antenna (Fig. 12B) 0.8 times length of antennule; article-1 fused with body; article-2 2.2 L:W three simple and six penicillate setae distally; article-5 five L:W with one penicillate and five distal setae Cheliped (Fig. 13A) sclerite large triangular; basis 1.3 L:W; merus ventral margin longer than that of carpus with two ventral setae and one distal and one subproximal setae on dorsal margin; chela 1.2x carpus propodus (palm) with seta near dactylus insertion one longer and four short setae on inner side; fixed finger with two simple setae ventrally and three setae on cutting edge distally with large protrusion; fixed finger and dactylus unifacial; dactylus weakly bent downward Pereopod-1 (Fig. 13B) basis 6.1 L:W with dorsoproximal penicillate seta; ischium with ventral seta; merus 1.8 L:W with fine and regular spine; carpus 3.0 L:W with one serrate and three simple spines distally; propodus 5.7 L:W with one seta and one serrate spine subdistally ventral margin with microtrichia; dactylus 0.8x unguis; unguis and dactylus about 0.8x propodus Pereopod-2 (Fig. 13C) coxa with seta; basis 5.8 L:W with penicillate seta dorsally; ischium with ventral seta; merus 1.9 L:W with fine and regular spine; carpus 2.8 L:W with one simple and one serrate spines and one large serrate and one small simple ventrodistal spines; propodus 4.6 L:W and 2.1x dactylus with subdistal dorsal fine and regular spines and serrate ventrodistal spine ventral margin with microtrichia; dactylus 0.7x unguis with one proximal seta; dactylus and unguis 1.1x propodus Pereopod-3 (Fig. 13D) similar to pereopod-2 Pereopod-4 (Fig. 13E) basis 4.4 L:W with two penicillate ventral setae; ischium with two ventral setae; merus 2.2 L:W with two ventrodistal serrate spines; carpus 2.4 L:W with simple dorsodistal seta and with four distal spines; propodus 5.7 L:W two ventrodistal serrate spines and strongly serrate dorsodistal spine; dactylus 0.9x unguis; dactylus and unguis 0.7x propodus Pereopod-5 (Fig. 13F) as pereopod-4 Pereopod-6 (Fig. 13G) similar to pereopod-5 propodus with two ventrodistal serrate spines and three dorsodistal spines Uropod (Fig. 13H) basal article 1.4 L:W; exopod with two articles, 0.6x endopod, article-1 2.3 L:W, with simple seta, article-2 2.6 L:W, with three distal setae; endopod with two articles, article-1 2.2 L:W, naked; article-2 2.6 L:W, with one penicillate and four simple distal setae. is known from SE Australia (Bass Strait slope) from depths of 1450–1975 m Another species with a hyposphaenium on pleonite-3 is P but it lacks hyposphaenia on pleonites 2 and 4 For synonyms see Jóźwiak et al.16 Diagnosis (amended)16 From six species of Paranarthrurella which have a long body dissimilis can be distinguished by: a rounded pleotelson with a small pointed downward apex (large and pointed backward in P caudata); smooth lateral margins of pleonites (pointed in P polonez); by presence of strongly serrated spine on the propodus of pereopods 4–6; P kizomba have weakly serrated spine at this location The species is known only from the type locality in the Sargasso Sea (NW Atlantic) Figures 14 and 15 Paranarthrurella kizomba sp. nov., holotype neuter (ZMH K-55987) (A) Antennule and antenna. (B) Labrum. (C) Mandible, left. (C’) mandible left incisor details. (C”) Mandible left, molar details (D) Maxillule and maxilla. (D’) Maxillule endite details. (E) Labium. (F) Maxilliped. (F’) Maxilliped endites, details. (F”) Maxilliped, palp article-4 details. Scale 0.1 mm. holotype neuter (ZMH K-55987) (A) Cheliped Pereopods 4–6 propodus dorsodistal spine finely serrate The species name is given for a dance with African origin in Angola Body elongate (not illustrated because of poor condition) Antennule (Fig. 14A) article-1 3.5 L:W with three middle penicillate setae (broken) seven penicillate setae arranged in vertical row to main axis of the article and simple distal seta; article-2 1.5 L:W with nine penicillate distal setae arranged in vertical row to main axis of the article and short distal simple seta; article-3 1.7 L:W with two simple and three penicillate setae distally; article-4 4.2 L:W; article-5 vestigial with five simple distal setae and one aesthetasc Antenna (Fig. 14A) 0.7 times length of antennule; article-1 fused with body; article-2 1.8 L:W situated on apophysis in right angle to axis of the article; article-3 1.7 L:W with short distodorsal seta situated in right angle to axis of the article; article-4 5.5 L:W and at least seven short distal and subdistal setae; article-5 4.3 L:W Cheliped (Fig. 15A,B) sclerite large semitriangular; basis 1.8 L:W with one subdistal dorsal seta; merus wedge-shape one subdistal and one subproximal dorsal setae; chela rather slender 1.2x carpus 1.5 L:W; propodus (palm) with seta near dactylus insertion and four setae (one long three short) and microtrichia on inner side; fixed finger as long as wide with robust distal spine (unguis); incisive margin irregular and well calcified; with obtuse distal tooth; three setae on cutting edge and two ventral setae; fixed finger and dactylus unifacial; dactylus almost straight 3.3 L:W with three short spines on cutting margin and two subproximal setae on inner side Pereopod-1 (Fig. 15C) longer than pereopods 2–3; basis 6.5 L:W with one short distal spine; carpus 4.0 L:W with one subdistal ventral short spine and one subdistal dorsal spine; dactylus 8.0 L:W with seta reaching 0.3 of unguis; unguis and dactylus about as long as propodus Pereopod-2 (Fig. 15D) coxa with seta; basis 5.4 L:W naked; ischium with ventral seta; merus 2.5 L:W with serrate ventrodistal spine; carpus 3.1 L:W with one long and two short serrate spines and one minute spine distally; propodus 5.0 L:W and 2.6x dactylus with subdistal ventral spine and subdistal fine and regular spines dorsodistally; dactylus 7.0 L:W proximal seta not seen; dactylus and unguis as long as propodus Pereopod-3 (Fig. 15E) as pereopod-2 Pereopod-4 (Fig. 15F) basis 3.2 L:W with two penicillate ventral setae; ischium with two ventral setae; merus 3.0 L:W with two serrate ventrodistal spines; carpus 2.4 L:W with four distal serrate spines and rod-like seta distally; propodus 8.0 L:W with middle penicillate seta on dorsal margin two ventrodistal serrate spines and dorsodistal serrate spine; merus carpus and propodus with microtrichia ventrally; dactylus 6.7 L:W; unguis broken Pereopod-5 (Fig. 15G) as pereopod-4 but no penicillate seta on basis and propodus Pereopod-6 (Fig. 15H) similar to pereopod-5 but propodus with three dorsodistal serrate spines Uropod (Fig. 15I) basal article 2.3 L:W; exopod with two articles with two distal setae; endopod with two articles with five simple and one penicillate setae distally The species is known only from the type locality At this station the environmental parameters were as follow: bottom temperature: 2.21 °C is one of eight species of Paranarthrurella present in the Atlantic and the only one with long body habitus and no pleonite hyposphaenia It is one of five species that have an elongate body (>8 L/W) and regular (wide) pleotelson with small apex directed downward (large apex directed backward in P The new species is readily distinguished from P (see below) by presence of the smooth lateral margins of pleonites (pointed in P The distal spine in propodus of pereopod 4–6 is weakly serrate in P spinimaxillipeda (from Central Pacific) by having only one spine on the merus of the pereopods 1–3 (two in P kizomba elongated seta in the maxilliped palp article-3 Figures 16–19 Species of the genus Paranarthrurella from Gay-Head Bermuda: (A) P holotype neuter (MCZ:IZ: 48498) dorsal view with tantulocarid (3.4 mm BL) (MCZ:IZ:48323) the same locality as holotype; male (3.9 mm BL 115; two mancas-2 (1.8–1.9 mm BL) two mancas-3 (2.4–2.7 mm BL) Pleonites 2 and 3 with hyposphaenium small and large Pereopod-1 merus with two short and fine spines Pereopods 4–6 carpus with four slender spines The species name is given for a dance initiated by Michael Jackson paratype neuter (MCZ:IZ:149577) (A) Antennule Antenna (Fig. 18B) 0.85 times length of antennule; article-1 fused with body; article-2 2.1 L:W situated in right angle to axis of the article; article-3 1.2 L:W situated in right angle to axis of the article; article-4 5.5 L:W with two simple and three penicillate setae distally; article-5 4.2 L:W with three inner setae and outer seta; article-3 1.6 L:W sparsely setose inner setae and one outer seta; maxilliped endites separated with two slender gustatory cusps and seta on distal margin paratype neuter (MCZ:IZ:149577) (A) Cheliped Pereopod-1 (Fig. 19B) longer than pereopods 2–3; basis 5.3 L:W with two short and fine distal spines; carpus 2.7 L:W with one short and three longer distal spines; propodus 5.2 L:W with one subdistal ventral seta and two subdistal dorsal spines; dactylus 9.0 L:W with seta reaching 0.2 of unguis; unguis and dactylus about as long as propodus Pereopod-2 (Fig. 19C) coxa with seta; basis 5.4 L:W naked; ischium with ventral seta; merus 1.8 L:W with two small (fine and regular) distal spines; carpus 2.6 L:W with one serrate spine and three spines distally; propodus 4.8 L:W and 2.4x dactylus two subdistal spines (regular and fined) dorsally; dactylus 9.0 L:W with seta reaching 0.2 unguis; dactylus and unguis as long as propodus Pereopod-3 (Fig. 19D) as pereopod-2 Pereopod-4 (Fig. 19E) basis 2.9 L:W with two penicillate ventral setae; ischium with two ventral setae; merus 2.3 L:W with four distal spines (one longer and serrate) with two ventrodistal long serrate spines and dorsodistal strongly serrate spine; dactylus 8.0 L:W; unguis 0.9x dactylus; together as long as propodus Pereopod-5 (Fig. 19F) as pereopod-4 Pereopod-6 (Fig. 19G) similar to pereopod-5 Uropod (Fig. 19H) basal article 1.4 L:W; exopod with two articles The species is known only from type locality: Gay Head-Bermuda transect (NW Atlantic) from the depth of 2178 m is one of two species with a short body habitus and large hyposphaenium on pleonite-3 and a small hyposphaenium on pleonite-2 Another species with likewise distributed hyposphaenia is the Australian P Two other species present in the North Atlantic are P arctophylax (see remarks in relevant sections) Figures 20–23 Paranarthrurella polonez sp. nov. (A) neuter, dorsal (ind. 169, lost). (B,C) Holotype neuter, dorsal and lateral (ZMH K-55988). Scale 1 mm. Paranarthrurella polonez sp. nov. Neuter (ind. 169, lost) (A) Dorsal. (B) Lateral. (C) pleon lateral. Scale 1 mm. Paranarthrurella polonez sp. nov. paratype, neuter (ZMH K-55993) (A) Antennule. (B) Antenna. (C) labrum. (D) Mandible, left. (E) Mandible right. (F) Maxillule, endite; (F’) Maxillule, palp. (G) Maxilla. (H) Labium. (I) Maxilliped. (J) Epignath. Scale 0.1 mm. Holotype: neuter (4.6 mm BL) (ZMH K-55988) Paratypes: manca-2 (3.5 mm BL) (ZMH K-55989) the same locality as holotype; neuter (length 4.3 mm BL) (ZMH K-55992) 81 (IOM); female (4.8 mm BL) (ZMH K-55994) juvenile male(?) (2.9 mm BL) (ZMH K-55995) The species name is given for a dance of Polish origin Antennule (Fig. 22A) article-1 3.0 L:W with simple and penicillate distal setae; article-3 1.95 L:W short and penicillate setae distally; article-4 4.75 L:W; article-5 minute with at least two long and one short distal setae and aesthetasc Antenna (Fig. 22B) 0.7 times length of antennule; article-1 fused with body; article-2 2.5 L:W set at right angle to axis of the article; article-3 1.25 L:W situated in right angle to axis of the article; article-4 5.8 L:W with three simple and three penicillate distal setae; article-5 4.1 L:W Cheliped (Fig. 23A) sclerite large semitriangular; basis 1.3 L:W with subdistal dorsal seta; merus wedge-shape with ventral seta (broken); carpus 1.7 L:W one subdistal and one subproximal dorsal setae; chela slender 1.7 L:W; propodus (palm) with one seta near dactylus insertion and five setae on inner side; fixed finger with robust distal spine; incisive margin distally well calcified with two transversal grooves and with small tooth in midlength; three setae on cutting margin and two ventral setae; fixed finger and dactylus unifacial; dactylus almost straight with three short spines on cutting margin Pereopod-1 (Fig. 23B) longer than pereopods 2–3; basis 5.5 L:W with ventrodistal fine spine; carpus 4.4 L:W with four distal spines (one short and three long); propodus 6.1 L:W two dorsodistal spines (fine and longer serrate); dactylus 0.7x unguis with seta reaching 0.2 of unguis; unguis and dactylus about 0.7x propodus Pereopod-2 (Fig. 23C) basis 5.0 L:W with subproximal dorsal seta; ischium with ventral seta; merus 2.9 L:W with two ventrodistal fine and regular spines; carpus 3.75 L:W with four distal serrate spines; propodus 5.25 L:W and 3.0x dactylus with subdistal ventral short spine and dorsodistal fine and serrate spine (seta broken) ventral margin with microtrichia; dactylus 7.0 L:W with seta reaching over proximal part of unguis; unguis broken Pereopod-3 (Fig. 23D) similar to pereopod-2 but basis with two subproximal penicillate setae (one broken); unguis almost twice as long as dactylus Pereopod-4 (Fig. 23E) basis 3.1 L:W with subproximal distal penicillate seta; ischium with two ventral setae; merus 2.6 L:W with two ventrodistal serrate spines; carpus 2.9 L:W with four distal spines and one rod-like seta; propodus 7.3 L:W two ventrodistal serrate spines and one serrate dorsodistal spine; dactylus 9.6 L:W; unguis 0.7x dactylus; together 0.7x propodus Pereopod-5 (Fig. 23F) similar to pereopod-4 Pereopod-6 (Fig. 23G) similar to pereopod-5 but basis with two subproximal dorsal and one midventral penicillate setae; propodus without dorsodistal penicillate seta and with three dorsodistal serrate spines Uropod (Fig. 23H) basal article 1.6 L:W; exopod with two articles with two penicillate distal setae; article-2 2.65 L:W with four simple and two penicillate setae distally The species occurs in Clarion Clipperton Zone can be distinguished from all other congeners by the pointed lateral margins of the pleonites It is one of two Paranarthrurella species occurring in the Central Pacific in the area associated with manganese nodules Paranarthrurella spinimaxillipeda has smooth margins of the pleonites but also the exopod uropod clearly shorter than the endopod while the uropod exopod is only a little shorter than the endopod in P Figures 16 and 24–26 Paranarthrurella rocknroll sp. nov. holotype, neuter (MCZ:IZ:48498) (A) dorsal; (B) lateral. Scale 1 mm. Paranarthrurella rocknroll sp. nov., holotype, neuter (MCZ:IZ:48498) (A) Antennule. (B) Antenna. (C) Labrum. (D) Mandible, right. (E) Mandible, left. (F) Maxillula and maxilla. (F’) Maxillula, palp. (H) Maxilliped. (I) Epignath. Scale 0.1 mm. Pleonite 2 and 4 without hyposphaenium; pleonite-3 with small hyposphaenium The species name is given for a genre of dance originated and evolved in the United States of America Description of neuter, length 3.27 mm. Body (Figs 16 and 24A,B) robust All pereonites wider than long; pereonites 1–3 wider proximally Pleonite-3 with small pointed triangular hyposphaenium Antennule (Fig. 25A) article-1 1.9 L:W one simple and two penicillate setae distally; article-2 1.3 L:W with two simple and two penicillate setae distally; article-3 1.3 L:W with two long setae distally; article-4 4.0 L:W; article-5 almost completely fused with article-4 Antenna (Fig. 25B) 0.8 times length of antennule; article-1 fused with body; article-2 1.5 L:W three simple and three penicillate setae distally; article-5 4.2 L:W Cheliped (Fig. 26A) sclerite large triangular; basis 1.6 L:W; merus ventral margin longer than that of carpus ventral seta not seen; carpus wider medially propodus (palm) with one longer and four short setae on inner side and seta near dactylus insertion; fixed finger with two simple setae ventrally and three setae on cutting edge with uneven blunt teeth; fixed finger and dactylus unifacial; dactylus weakly bent downward Pereopod-1 (Fig. 26B) basis 5.0 L:W naked; ischium with ventral seta; merus 2.0 L:W with two weak ventrodistal spines; carpus 2.9 L:W with four fine spines distally; propodus 4.7 L:W with small ventral spine and two unequal fine dorsal spines distally; dactylus 0.6x unguis with proximal seta; unguis and dactylus about 1.1x propodus Pereopod-2 (Fig. 26C) coxa with seta; basis 3.6 L:W naked; ischium with ventral seta; merus 1.2 L:W with two ventrodistal spines (slender and robust); carpus 2.3 L:W with long and short ventrodistal spine; propodus 3.8 L:W and 2.3x dactylus with fine and strong subdistal dorsal spines and ventrodistal spine; dactylus 0.6x unguis with one proximal seta; dactylus and unguis 1.2x propodus Pereopod-3 (Fig. 26D) as pereopod-2 and four distal spines on carpus observed (three short one longer) Pereopod-4 (Fig. 26E) basis3.0 L:W; ischium with two ventral setae; merus 2.0 L:W with two ventrodistal serrate spines; carpus 2.3 L:W fine dorsodistal spines and two ventrodistal serrate spines; propodus 7.0 L:W two ventrodistal serrate spines and strongly serrate dorsodistal spine; unguis broken Pereopod-5 (Fig. 26F) similar to pereopod-4 but basis with two penicillate dorsal setae dactylus 1.1x unguis; dactylus and unguis 0.9x propodus Pereopod-6 (Fig. 26G) similar to pereopod-5 propodus with two ventrodistal spines and three dorsodistal spines (one strongly serrate) Uropod (not illustrated) basal article about 1.5 L:W; exopod with two articles with at least two distal setae; endopod with two articles article-1 about 2.0 L:W; article-2 about 2.5 L:W Figures 27–32 Paranarthrurella samba sp. nov. (A,B) holotype, neuter (MCZ:IZ:49400). Scale 1 mm. Paranarthrurella samba sp. nov. holotype, neuter (MCZ:IZ:49400) (A) lateral and (B) dorsal. Male (MCZ:IZ:149578) (C) lateral and (D) dorsal, respectively. Scale 1 mm. Paranarthrurella samba sp. nov., paratype, neuter (MCZ:IZ:149579) (A) Antennule. (B) Antenna. (C) Labrum. (D) Mandible, left. (E) Mandible, right. (F) Maxillule. (F’) Maxillule endite. (G) Maxilla. (H) Labium. (I) Maxilliped. (J) Epignath. Scale 0.1 mm. Paranarthrurella samba sp. nov., paratype, neuter (MCZ:IZ:149579) (A) Cheliped. (B) Chela inner side. (C–H) Pereopod 1–6, respectively. (I) Uropod. Scale 0.1 mm. Paranarthrurella samba sp. nov., paratype male (MCZ:IZ:149578) (A) Antennule. (B) Antenna. (C) Maxilliped. (C’) Maxilliped, endite distally. (C”) Maxilliped palp distal part. (D) Maxilla. (E) Epignath. Scale 0.1 mm. paratype male (MCZ:IZ:149578) (A) Cheliped dissected (MCZ:IZ:149579); three juvenile males 1.4–2.5 mm BL (MCZ:IZ:149580); two females The species that was found off Brazilian coast is called after a samba – Brazilian musical genre and dance style Description of neuter, length 4.5 mm. Body (Fig. 28A,B) slender Antennule (Fig. 29A) article-1 3.6 L:W with eight penicillate and one simple setae subdistally; article-2 1.9 L:W with one simple and four penicillate setae subdistally; article-3 1.7 L:W with distal seta; article-4 4.3 L:W; article-5 vestigial semifused with article-4 with five simple and one penicillate setae distally; aesthetasc not observed Antenna (Fig. 29B) 0.7 times length of antennule; article-1 fused with body; article-2 2.3 L:W situated in right angle to axis of the article; article-3 1.7 L:W with one simple and three penicillate setae distally; article-5 1.9 L:W with long distal seta; article-6 as long as wide Cheliped (Fig. 30A,B) sclerite large semitriangular; basis 1.25 L:W with ventral seta; carpus little wider medially 2.25 L:W; propodus (palm) with one seta near dactylus insertion and five setae on inner side (one long four short); fixed finger with robust distal spine (unguis) with three inner setae and two ventral setae irregularly undulate; fixed finger and dactylus unifacial; dactylus 6.5 L:W with two spines on cutting margin and subproximal seta on inner side Pereopod-1 (Fig. 30C,C’) longer than pereopods 2–3; coxa with seta; basis 4.75 L:W; ischium with seta; merus 3.65 L:W with ventrodistal fine spine; carpus 4.1 L:W with two distodorsal spines (fine and robust) and one subdistal ventral spine; dactylus 6.4 L:W 0.5x unguis; unguis and dactylus about 0.9x propodus Pereopod-2 (Fig. 30D) coxa with seta; basis 5.1 L:W; ischium with ventral seta; merus 3.3 L:W 0.95x propodus with four fine distal spines (three long and one short); propodus 5.6 L:W and 2.7x dactylus with subdistal ventral spine and two subdistal dorsal spines (robust and fine) 0.7x unguis; dactylus and unguis 0.9x propodus Pereopod-3 (Fig. 30E) similar to pereopod-2 but basis with midventral long penicillate seta Pereopod-4 (Fig. 30F) basis 4.3 L:W naked; ischium with two ventral setae; merus 2.7 L:W with two ventrodistal serrate spines; carpus 2.7 L:W with four distal serrate spines and rod-like seta dorsodistally; propodus 7.7 L:W two ventrodistal serrate spines and one serrate dorsodistal spine; dactylus 8.0 L:W; unguis just shorter than dactylus Pereopod-5 (Fig. 30G) similar to pereopod-4 but propodus without dorsodistal penicillate seta Pereopod-6 (Fig. 30H) similar to pereopod-5 but propodus with three dorsodistal spines Uropod (Fig. 30I) basal article 1.1 L:W; exopod with two articles with one long and one short distal setae; endopod with two articles with two penicillate distal setae; article-2 3.5 L:W with three long one short and two penicillate distal setae Description of adult male, length 3.4 mm. Body (Fig. 28C,D) slender respectively; pereonites 1−3 wider proximally distal spine 2.0x pleotelson proximal part Antennule (Fig. 31A) article-1 2.1 L:W with four penicillate and two simple subdistal or distal setae and four penicillate proximal setae; article-2 1.2 L:W with two simple and one penicillate setae subdistally; article-3 0.7 L:W with numerous aesthetascs arranged in transversal row; article-5 as long as wide with numerous long aesthetascs arranged in transversal row; article-6 2.7 L:W with a few aesthetasc distally; article-7 4.6 L:W Cheliped (Fig. 32A,A’) sclerite large; basis 1.5 L:W 1.6 L:W; propodus (palm) with eleven setae on inner side; fixed finger with irregular inner margin; with three inner setae and two ventral setae; dactylus 4.7 L:W with at least two calcified spines on inner margin and subproximal seta on inner side Pereopod-1 (Fig. 32B) basis 6.8 L:W with two subdistal spines dorsally and one subdistal ventral spine; dactylus 0.8x unguis with seta reaching end of dactylus; unguis and dactylus about 0.8x propodus Pereopods 2 and 3 (Fig. 32C,D) as pereopod-1 Pereopod-4 (Fig. 32E) basis 5.1 L:W with dorsoproximal penicillate seta; ischium with two ventral setae; merus 2.5 L:W with two ventrodistal spines; carpus 3.1 L:W with four distal spines and dorsodistal seta; propodus 9.5 L:W two ventrodistal serrate spines and one serrate dorsodistal spine; dactylus 10.0 L:W; unguis 1.1x dactylus Pereopod-5 (Fig. 32F) similar to pereopod-4 Pereopod-6 (Fig. 32G) similar to pereopod-4 but basis without penicillate setae; propodus with three dorsodistal spines Pleopods (Fig. 32H) basal article 2.1 L:W with nine distal and ventrodistal and one dorsal long serrate setae; endopod 5.5 L:W with 14 distal and ventrodistal serrate setae Uropod (Fig. 32I) basal article 0.9 L:W; exopod with two articles with two distal setae; endopod with three articles with eight penicillate distal setae; article-2 2.1 L:W with two penicillate distal setae; article-3 4.3 L:W with five simple and two penicillate distal setae is known so far only from the type locality off Brazilian coast Paranarthrurella samba is one of five Paranarthrurella species with an elongate body habitus and swollen pleotelson with its apex directed downward polonez has smooth lateral margins on the pleonites spinimaxillipeda by the length of pereonite-1 that is 1.7 times as long as wide (clearly shorter in P dissimilis by lack of strongly serrate dorsodistal spine in pereopods 4–6 propodus (present in P samba has clearly less robust appendages (cheliped and the merus of pereopod-1 is subequal to the carpus (merus shorter than carpus in pereopod-1 of P samba has slender setae on antenna articles 2–3 (short and robust in P kizomba has a long seta on maxilliped palp article-2 Paranarthrurella spinimaxillipeda (Larsen and Araújo-Silva Pleonites lateral margin smooth (not pointed) From six species of Panarthrurella which have long body spinimaxillipeda can be distinguished by: rounded pleotelson and small and pointed downward apex (large and pinted backward in P polonez); by presence of weakly serrated spines in propodus of pereopods 4–6 (strongly serrated in P dissimilis) and by short pereonite-1 that is 0.6 W/L (0.8 W/L in P samba) and presence of a long seta on the basis of the maxilliped (no setae in P The species is known from the Central Pacific in the Manganese Nodule Province between 4259–4261 m depth Figures 33–38 Paranarthrurella tango sp. nov. Holotype, neuter (MCZ:IZ:48363) (A) dorsal and (B) lateral. Paratype male (MCZ:IZ:149570) (C) dorsal and (D) lateral, respectively. Scale 1 mm. Paranarthrurella tango sp. nov. Holotype neuter (MCZ:IZ:48363). (A) Dorsal and (B) lateral. (C) Pleon, lateral. (D) Manca-2 dorsal (E) manca-3 lateral, respectively (MCZ:IZ:149571). Scale 1 mm. Paranarthrurella tango sp. nov. Paratype, neuter (MCZ:IZ:149548) (A) Antennule. (B) Antenna. (C) Labrum. (D) Mandible, left. (E) Mandible, right. (F) Maxillula. (G) Maxilla. (H) Labium. (I) Maxilliped. Scale 0.1 mm. Paranarthrurella tango sp. nov. Paratype, neuter (MCZ:IZ:149548) (A) Cheliped. (B–G) Pereopod 1–6, respectively. (H) Uropod. Scale 0.1 mm. Paranarthrurella tango sp. nov. Paratype, male (MCZ:IZ:149572) (A) Antennule. (B) Antenna. (C) Labrum. (D) Maxilliped. (E) Cheliped. (E’) Chela, inner side details. cale 0.1 mm. male (MCZ:IZ:149572) (A–E) Pereopod 1–4 and 6 Paratypes: two juvenile males (3.4–3.8 mm BL) (MCZ:IZ:149570); four mancas-2 (1.7–2.3 mm BL) the same locality as holotype; two neuters Pleonite 2 and 4 without hyposphaenium; pleonite-3 with small Pereopods 4–6 carpus with four fine spines Pereopods 4–6 propodus dorsodistal spine/spines finely serrate The species name referring to the Argentinian tango a social dance originating in the suburbs of Buenos Aires and Montevideo Description of neuter, length 4.5 mm. Body (Figs 33A,B and 34A,B) short respectively; all pereonites wider than long Antennule (Fig. 35A) article-1 2.1 L:W with three middle penicillate setae (broken); article-2 1.3 L:W with two simple and two penicillate distal setae; article-3 0.9 L:W with long and short distal setae; article-4 3.6 L:W Antenna (Fig. 35B) 0.85 times length of antennule; article-1 fused with body; article-2 1.7 L:W situated in right angle to axis of the article; article-3 0.9 L:W situated in right angle to axis of the article; article-4 4.75 L:W with two simple and one penicillate setae distally; article-5 4.0 L:W with three serrate inner setae; article-3 2.0 L:W with four inner sparsely serrate setae; article-4 2.3 L:W with five distal and subdistal inner setae; no outer seta observed; maxilliped endites separate distally with two slender gustatory cusps; no distal seta observed Cheliped (Fig. 36A) sclerite large semitriangular; basis 1.9 L:W with ventral seta (broken); carpus 1.2 L:W 1.7 L:W; propodus (palm) seta near dactylus insertion not seen seven short); fixed finger with robust distal spine (unguis) with middle (smaller) and distal (bigger) chitinized teeth on cutting margin and two ventral setae; cutting margin distally well calcified with three setae; fixed finger and dactylus unifacial; dactylus almost straight with three spines on cutting margin and subproximal serrate seta on inner side Pereopod-1 (Fig. 36B) longer than pereopods 2–3; coxa with seta; basis 4.75 L:W 0.7x carpus with distal fine spine; carpus 2.6 L:W with four short distal spines; propodus 4.7 L:W with one subdistal ventral serrate spine and two short subdistal dorsal spines (one fine); dactylus 6.4 L:W with seta reaching 0.3 of unguis; unguis and dactylus about 0.9x propodus Pereopod-2 (Fig. 36C) basis 4.5 L:W naked; ischium with ventral seta; merus 1.7 L:W with two spines (one fine) distally; carpus 2.6 L:W with four distal spines; propodus 4.7 L:W and 2.7x dactylus with subdistal ventral spine and two subdistal spines (one fine) dorsally; dactylus 6.4 L:W Pereopod-3 (Fig. 36D) similar to pereopod-2 Pereopod-4 (Fig. 36E) basis 2.5 L:W with two penicillate setae on ventral margin; ischium with two ventral setae; merus 1.7 L:W with two ventrodistal serrate spines; carpus 2.0 L:W with three serrate spines and fine spine distally; propodus 7.3 L:W two ventrodistal long serrate spines and one serrate dorsodistal spine; dactylus 8.7 L:W; unguis 0.8x dactylus; together 0.8x propodus Pereopod-5 (Fig. 36F) as pereopod-4 Pereopod-6 (Fig. 36G) similar to pereopod-5 but basis naked; propodus without dorsodistal penicillate seta and with three dorsodistal serrate spines Uropod (Fig. 36H) basal article 1.1 L:W; exopod with two articles Description of adult male, length 3.4 mm. Body (Fig. 33C,D) slender respectively; pereonites 1–3 wider proximally Antennule (Fig. 37A) article-1 2.3 L:W with one penicillate and one simple distal setae; article-2 1.2 L:W with two short distal setae; article-3 0.4 L:W with two setae distally; article-4 0.2 L:W with numerous long aesthetascs arranged in transversal row; article-5 0.8 L:W with numerous long aesthetascs arranged in transversal row; article-6 2.4 L:W Antenna (Fig. 37B) 0.6 times of antennule length; article-1 fused with body; article-2 1.4 L:W with distal seta (broken); article-3 1.4 L:W with three simple and three penicillate distal and subdistal setae; article-5 7.0 L:W with simple distal seta; article-6 as long as wide Mouthparts. Labrum (Fig. 37C) hood-shape, naked; mandible, maxillule endite, maxilla and labium reduced to small plates (not illustrated). Maxilliped (Fig. 37D); palp article-1 1.2 L:W with three inner and one outer setae; article-3 1.7 L:W with four long inner setae; article-4 2.9 L:W with five distal and subdistal inner setae and outer seta; maxilliped endites separated distally with two setae and at least one gustatory cusp with three setae on cutting edge and two ventral setae; dactylus 5.3 L:W Pereopod-1 (Fig. 38A) coxa with seta; basis 7.6 L:W with ventrodistal small spine; carpus 4.2 L:W with four fine distal spines (one small); propodus 7.9 L:W fine dorsodistal spines (ventral spine not observed); dactylus 9.0 L:W with proximal seta; unguis about half as long as dactylus Pereopod-2 (Fig. 38B) similar to pereopod-1 with subdistal ventral spine distally; dactylus 7.8 L:W 0.6x unguis; dactylus and unguis subequal propodus Pereopod-3 (Fig. 38C) similar to pereopod-2 but propodus with one subdistal spine dorsally Pereopod-4 (Fig. 38D) basis 5.6 L:W with two dorsoproximal penicillate seta; ischium with two ventral setae; merus 3.1 L:W with two ventrodistal spines; carpus 3.7 L:W with two ventrodistal spines and one dorsodistal spine; dactylus 10.6 L:W; unguis 1.1x dactylus Pereopod-5 (not illustrated) as pereopod-4 Pereopod-6 (Fig. 38E) similar to pereopod-4 Pleopods (Fig. 38F) basal article 2.5 L:W with nine distal and ventrodistal plumose setae and dorsal long plumose seta; endopod 5.5 L:W with eleven distal and ventrodistal plumose setae Uropod (Fig. 38G) basal article 0.9 L:W; exopod with three articles with two penicillate distal setae; article-3 2.9 L:W with three long and one short distal setae The species is known only from the type locality located off the Argentinian coast at the depth 2440–2707 m is the third species with short body and hyposphaenium only on pleonite-3; this hyposphaenium is small Another species with a small hyposphaenium on pleonite-3 is P Those two species can be distinguished by character of the distal seta on the propodus of pereopods 4–6 that is strongly serrate in P Tanais voringi: G.O. Sars, 1877: 2, 347–3706 Tanais voeringi: Sieg, 1980: 537, 11–1282 Biarticulata voeringi: Larsen and Shimomura, 2007: 1913 Paranarthrurella voeringi: Jóźwiak et al., 2009: 59 [partially]16 Paranarthrurella voeringi: Błażewicz-Paszkowycz and Bamber, 2011: 3183 directed backward hyposphaenium (hypospahaenium on pleonite-4 smaller than on preonites 2–3) Distribution of the septentrional Paranarthrurella species (P. arctophylax, P. voeringi, Paranarthrurella sp.1 and Paranarthrurella sp.2) in the North Atlantic, based on the literature data (see Table 5) and current study P voeringi is the only species that has hyposphaenia on pleonites 2 to 4 ITan163 (ZMH K-55997); ind ITan164 (ZMH K-55998) See remarks under Paranarthrurella sp.2 (below) 1155; two individuals: ITan170 (ZMH K-56002) we might assume that one of our two genetically distinguished species is P the decision which of them would truly represent the latter requires further molecular investigations which will include individuals of P NE Atlantic (Norwegian Sea) and Arctic; 640–1835 m NW Atlantic (Gay Head–Bermuda transect); 2178 m Pereopods 4–6 propodus distodorsal spine strongly serrate NW Atlantic (Gay Head–Bermuda transect) 2440–2707 m Pereopods 4–6 propodus distodorsal spine finely serrate SW Atlantic (Argentine Basin); 2440–2707 m NE Pacific (Clarion Clipperton Zone); 4365–4823 m Pereopods 4–6 with distodorsal spine strongly serrate Pereopods 4–6 with distodorsal spine weakly serrate Pereonites 1–3 merus with robust and fine spines Pereonite 1 short (clearly shorter than wide) Pereonites 1–3 merus with fine spines only NE Pacific (Clarion Clipperton Zone); 4259–4261 m maxilliped palp article-3 with simple long seta N Atlantic (Vema Fracture Zone); 5127–5137 m maxilliped palp article-3 with short setae only Type species: Armatognathia birsteini Kudinova-Pasternak Species included: Armatognathia birsteini Kudinova-Pasternak Maxilliped endites with round gustatory cusps Cheliped basis posterior part long (dorsal concave in midlength) Uropod endopod article-1 longer than article-2 Mandible molar with one strong and two weak setae The species is known from the type locality in the Madagascar Basin of the Indian Ocean from 3923 to 4365 m depth Figures 40 and 41 Armatognathia milonga sp. nov., holotype, ovigerous female (ZMH K-56004) (A,B) dorsal and lateral view, respectively. Scale 1mm. pereonites 2–5 subsquare; pereonites 1–3 weakly wider proximally; pereonites 3–5 lateral almost parallel Pereopod-1 merus with small spine and seta the music and dance originated in Argentina Description of neuter, length 3.6 mm. Body (Fig. 41A) slender 9.1 L:W; cephalothorax 1.7 L:W Antenna (Fig. 41B) article-1 fused with body; article-2 3.0 L:W five penicillate setae distally and penicillate midlength seta; article-5 4.0 L:W with three long and two short distal setae with three serrate inner setae (one very long); article-3 1.9 L:W with three inner setae (fourth seta not seen); article-4 2.5 L:W sparsely serrate setae and outer seta; maxilliped endites separate distally with two round gustatory cusps and two distal setae Cheliped (Fig. 41E) sclerite large semitriangular; basis 2.8 L:W subdistal dorsal seta not seen; merus wedge-shape one subproximal and one subdistal setae dorsally; chela robust 1.3x carpus 1.5 L:W; propodus (palm) seta near dactylus insertion not seen; fixed finger with robust distal spine with three setae on cutting margin and two ventral setae; cutting margin robust and well calcified; fixed finger and dactylus unifacial; dactylus with spines on cutting margin Pereopod-1 (Fig. 41F) basis 7.8 L:W with subproximal penicillate seta on dorsal margin; ischium with seta; merus 3.2 L:W with four small distal spines; propodus 7.0 L:W with one ventrodistal and two dorsodistal serrate spines; dactylus 9.0 L:W proximal seta reaching 0.3 unguis length; unguis and dactylus about 0.6x propodus The species is known only from the type locality in the Argentine Basin at 4601‒4607 m depth can be distinguished from all congeners by the presence of a small spine and seta on pereopod-1 merus where all other species have one (often robust) spine only pereonites 1–3 weakly wider proximally; pereonites 4–5 wider in midlength Presence of a long distodorsal spine on the pereopod-1 carpus is a unique character that distinguishes Armatognathia shiinoi from all other member of the genus The species is known only from the Gulf of Alaska at 3450‒3460 m depth Figures 42–48 Armatognathia swing sp. nov. Holotype, female (MCZ:IZ:48509). (A) dorsal, (B) lateral, respectively Paratype male (MCZ:IZ:149573) (C) dorsal, (D) lateral. Scale 1 mm. Armatognathia swing sp. nov., Holotype, female (MCZ:IZ:48509) (A) Dorsal. (B) Lateral. Scale 1 mm. Armatognathia swing sp. nov., paratype, female (MCZ:IZ:149575) (A) Antennule. (B) Antenna. (B’) Antennule article 2–3 details. (C) Labrum. (D) Mandible, left. (E) Mandible right, incisor. (F) Mandible right molar, details. (G) Maxillule, endite. (G’) Maxillule palp. (H) Labium. (I) Maxilliped. (J) Epignath. Scale 0.1 mm. Armatognathia swing sp. nov. Paratype, female (MCZ:IZ:149575) (A) Cheliped. (B–G) Pereopod 1–6, respectively. (H) Pleopod. (I) Uropod. Scale 0.1 mm. Armatognathia swing sp. nov. Paratype, male (MCZ:IZ:149573) (A) lateral, (B) dorsal. Paratype manca-3 (MCZ:IZ:48541) (C) lateral. Scale 1 mm. Armatognathia swing sp. nov., paratype, male (MCZ:IZ:149575) (A) Antennule. (B) Antenna. (C) Labrum. (D) Maxilliped. (E) Cheliped. Scale 0.1 mm. male (4.0 mm BL) (MCZ:IZ:149573); four neuters (3.5–3.63 mm BL), two mancas-2 (2.3–3.5 mm BL), (MCZ:IZ:149574) (Fig. 42C); female (dissected) the same locality as holotype; manca-3 (2.8 mm BL) (MCZ:IZ:48515) pereonites 1–3 weakly wider proximally; pereonites 4–5 margins rounded Mandible molar with one process divided into four or five spines Pereopod-1 merus with one robust spine; carpus with short spines only The species collected off the coast of the North America is named after a form of popular music developed in the United States Description of neuter, length 3.6 mm. Body (Fig. 43A,B) elongate Antennule (Fig. 44A) article-1 4.4 L:W with three middle penicillate setae and one simple and three penicillate distal setae; article-2 1.8 L:W with one simple and four penicillate setae arranged in transverse row distally; article-3 0.9 L:W with long distal seta; article-4 4.3 L:W; article-5 semifused Antenna (Fig. 44B) 0.7 times length of antennule; article-1 fused with body; article-2 3.2 L:W, 1.3x article-3, with dorsodistal spine (Fig. 40B’); article-3 1.7 L:W with two penicillate midlength setae and two simple and four penicillate setae distally; article-5 4.0 L:W Cheliped (Fig. 45A) sclerite large semitriangular; basis 2.6 L:W one subproximal and one subdistal setae dorsally; chela robust 1.4x carpus 1.6 L:W; propodus (palm) with one seta near dactylus insertion and five setae on inner side (one robust four short); fixed finger with robust distal spine (unguis) and two ventral setae; cutting margin with triangular tooth proximally with three unequal teeth and with three setae; dactylus and fixed finger unifacial; dactylus bent downward with three robust teeth on cutting margin and subproximal seta on inner side; unguis robust Pereopod-1 (Fig. 45B) longer than pereopods 2–3; coxa present with three serrate and one simple distal spines; propodus 6.4 L:W with one ventrodistal and two dorsodistal serrate spine; dactylus 9.0 L:W proximal seta not seen; unguis and dactylus about 0.8x propodus Pereopod-2 (Fig. 45C) coxa with one seta; basis 5.4 L:W with two dorsal penicillate setae; ischium with ventral seta; merus 2.7 L:W with four serrate distal spines (three long one short); propodus 6.2 L:W and 3.0x dactylus numerous microtrichia ventrally; dactylus 7.1 L:W 0.7x unguis; dactylus and unguis together 0.8x propodus Pereopod-3 (Fig. 45D) similar as pereopod-2 Pereopod-4 (Fig. 45E) basis 2.9 L:W with four serrate spines and one seta distally; propodus 8.0 L:W with two ventrodistal serrate spines and one strongly serrate dorsodistal spine; dactylus 12.5 L:W; unguis 0.9x dactylus; together 0.85x propodus Pereopod-5 (Fig. 45F) as pereopod-4 Pereopod-6 (Fig. 45G) similar to pereopod-5 but propodus with three spines dorsodistally Uropod (Fig. 45I) basal article 1.4 L:W; exopod with two articles 2.5x article-1,with two penicillate distal setae; article-2 1.6 L:W with five simple and two penicillate setae distally Description of adult male, length 3.4 mm. Body (Fig. 46A,B) slender pereonite-6 wider distally; pleonites lateral side rounded Antennule (Fig. 47A) article-1 2.3 L:W with four distal and subdistal penicillate setae; article-2 1.2 L:W with two penicillate setae distally; article-3 0.4 L:W with numerous aesthetascs arranged in transversal row; article-5 0.8 L:W with a few aesthetascs distally; article 7 4.0 L:W Antenna (Fig. 47B) 0.6 times length of antennule; article-1 fused with body; article-2 1.4 L:W with two penicillate and two simple setae distally; article-6 6.0 L:W with distal seta; article-7 as long as wide Mouthparts. Labrum (Fig. 47C) reduced to naked process, with transversal ridges. Mandible, maxillule, maxilla and labium reduced to small plates (not illustrated). Maxilliped (Fig. 47D) palp article-1 1.2 L:W with five distal and subdistal inner setae; one outer seta; maxilliped endites separated Cheliped (Fig. 47E) basis 2.1 L:W; merus wedge-shape ventral seta not seen; carpus little wider medially 1.4 L:W; propodus (palm) with 12 setae on inner side; fixed finger with calcified inner margin (distally four to five tubercles Pereopod-1 (Fig. 48A) basis 7.2 L:W with four small distal spine; propodus 8.0 L:W with two unequal subdistal spines dorsally and one ventrodistal spine; dactylus 9.0 L:W with dorsoproximal seta little longer than dactylus; unguis about as long as dactylus Pereopods 2–3 (Fig. 48B) similar to pereopod-1; unguis 1.5x dactylus Pereopod-4 (Fig. 48C) basis 5.6 L:W with two penicillate ventral setae; ischium seta not observed; merus 3.1 L:W with four distal spines (two short and two long) and dorsodistal spine; propodus 9.5 L:W with two ventrodistal spines and dorsodistal spine; dactylus 10.6 L:W; unguis 1.1x dactylus; combined 0.8x propodus Pereopod-6 (Fig. 48D) similar to pereopod-4 but ischium with one seta and propodus with three dorsodistal spines; Pleopods 1−5 (Fig. 48E) basal article 2.0 L:W; exopod 0.8x endopod with 11 distal and ventrodistal plumose setae Uropod (Fig. 48F) basal article 0.9 L:W; exopod with two articles with six penicillate setae; article-2 4.1 L:W with two penicillate distal setae; article-3 2.0 L:W with five simple and one penicillate distal setae The species is known from the Gay Head–Bermuda transect between 4743‒4892 m depth is the second representative of the genus Armatognathia described in the Atlantic Ocean A third species inhabitant the NE Atlantic in both abyssal Porcupine and Bay of Biscay plains remains undescribed (Bird the other western Atlantic species (see above) it can be distinguished by the presence of only one small spine on the pereopod-1 merus (small seta and small spine in A milonga) and shorter carapace that is only 1.3 as long as wide (carapace is 1.7x L: W) shiinoi occur in the Indian Ocean and North Pacific The new species can be distinguished by: relatively long antenna article-5 that is 2.5 times as long as article-4 (3.5 times in A shiinoi) and absence of long distodorsal spine on carpus of pereopod-1 (present on A shiinoi) and relatively short carapace that is only 1.3x L:W (2.0x L:W in A The new family Paranarthrurellidae is so far represented by 16 nominal species classified to two genera. It is a rather less diverse family that holds 14th place on the list of 21 tanaidomorph families gathering 1.8% of all tanaidomorph species (Table 6) which were removed from Paratanaoidea incertae sedis group reduced the number of the taxa with uncertain family classification by seven species (<1%) the group Paratanaoidea incertae sedis still contains 52 species and 29 genera (5.8% and 15.3% high levels of genetic diversity in 18S and COI similarly revealed cryptic species whose morphology is indeed different upon thorough re-examination (i.e The Paranarthrurellidae nest within the families showing the most distinctive apomorphic characters Bathymetric distribution of species for both Paranarthrurella and Armatognathia genera based on current study and literature data. 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The Soviet secret police and its Russian successor actively blocked a probe into the fate of Swedish Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg and Sweden was informed The Swedish diplomat hailed for rescuing tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during World War II went missing after his arrest by Soviet forces in Hungary on January 17 Soviet and later Russian officials have claimed the Swede died in Soviet custody on July 17 Researchers insist he may well have lived past that date and have for more than 20 years been going through archives searching for clues to help solve the mystery Moscow gave the International Commission to Establish Raoul Wallenberg's Fate unprecedented access to foreign prisoner files and Soviet era prison records two researchers with the Swedish-Russian working group on Raoul Wallenberg however told Agence France Presse Monday they had found a document in the Swedish foreign ministry archive confirming that the KGB had begun blocking the probe as early as the spring of 1991 officially told the Swedish embassy in Moscow in the fall of 1991 that the KGB had pressured him to block the work one of two researchers initially allowed into the archives to carry out the probe for the Commission told AFP he and others looking into the case had consistently been told important files did not exist were not given access to crucial documents and the ones they were allowed to see were often heavily censored copies sometimes with no more than a single sentence legible While he and other researchers have long lamented the stumbling blocks they faced and still face at the hands of the KGB's Russia successor the FSB the Russian-born U.S.-based scientist said the Swedish foreign ministry document was of special interest because it showed Swedish officials had been informed of the practice and had silently accepted it when the second Swedish-Russian Commission started to work the Swedish side had accepted the situation that there would be no independent access to the FSB and other sensitive archival materials," Birstein said The lack of access meant that Birstein and Berger had only discovered in 2009 that Wallenberg had been held as "Prisoner 7" and had been interrogated six days after his official death date And after years of requesting investigative material on Wallenberg's cell mate Willy Roedel they say they discovered only a few months ago that large parts of his files still existed "We have consistently encountered problems in getting to the material that we truly need to see We consistently face the problem of meaningful uncensored access to the records needed to conduct a serious investigation," Berger told AFP "The investigation in many ways keeps bumping up against the same wall that it was bumping up against in 1991," she added Wallenberg would be preparing to celebrate his 100th birthday in August and Sweden was to kick off a year commemorating him on Tuesday Berger says she hopes the focus on the Swedish diplomat this year will help put pressure on Russian officials to give broader access to the archives If everyone says they want to solve the case then certain actions should follow," she insisted Rescuer of Jews in the HolocaustSweden abandoned its heroic diplomat who helped save thousands of Hungarian Jews its foot-dragging about investigating his disappearance and commemorating his legacy have become signs of a deeper malaise 2023When Swedish officials reference Raoul Wallenberg who saved thousands of Jews while serving as a diplomat in German-occupied Hungary they like to present him as a symbol of what is fundamentally right and good about Sweden Boris Birshtein has made powerful friends and millions of dollars as a middleman between the West and the fractured former USSR Mark MacKinnon followed his trail – and ended up in a maze of geopolitics This article was published more than 6 years ago In depth • Map of Birshstein's global connections • A who's who Boris Birshtein was one of the most powerful businessmen to emerge from the fall of the Soviet Union he's had an uncanny knack for turning up in the middle of world-changing events.I when immigrants from the former Soviet Union began settling in Toronto’s North York neighbourhood that they came here because it was as drab and grey as the Soviet cities they’d left behind That description still fits parts of this vast and occasionally bleak suburb lined as it is with multimillion-dollar houses – one of which is the end of a journey that began shortly after the January when a diplomatic source capped off our lunch in an Eastern European capital with this intriguing comment: “If you want to understand this whole Trump-Russia thing were easy enough to discern: Boris Birshtein was born in 1947 in Soviet-occupied Lithuania He first gained a measure of fame in the early 1990s as one of the most powerful businessmen to emerge from the collapse of the USSR of building a hotel in the centre of Moscow In an era when the former Soviet Union was moving from outright communism to a form of crony capitalism still utterly dependent on political connections he wielded enormous clout over the fledgling governments of Ukraine Moldova and Kyrgyzstan; he did so by fashioning himself as a middleman for Western companies looking to expand into those newly independent states Law-enforcement and intelligence sources told me they themselves had struggled for decades to understand just who Mr Some diplomats and intelligence agents described his powerful and multitentacled company that he operated under the protection of the Russian mafia Birshtein portray him more simply as a businessman with an uncanny knack for turning up in the middle of world-changing events Birshtein – who first emigrated from the USSR to Israel before settling in Canada in 1982 under a fast-track program for wealthy investors – alongside former Canadian prime ministers Brian Mulroney and Jean Chrétien He’s also been photographed in meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu He even seems to have had some kind of relationship with an ex-KGB agent who went on to become President of Russia Photos from Boris Birshtein's website show him with various world leaders The former Canadian prime minister did not respond to requests for comment for this story He survived a 1991 car crash that killed the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan No less than former Russian president Boris Yeltsin accused Mr Birshtein of helping to finance a failed 1993 effort to oust him from power a plot that deteriorated into deadly fighting on the streets of Moscow and which even saw shots fired into the home of a former business partner of Mr living out his semi-retirement in staid North York Birshtein retreated from the spotlight than his son-in-law Shnaider has told reporters that he stocked shelves at his parents’ North York deli before he came into contact with Mr Shnaider was working at Seabeco alongside Mr who would eventually become his father-in-law one who had made much of his fortune through an eastern Ukrainian steel mill that he and a partner gained control of while the country was ruled by a president seen as close to Mr Alex Shnaider was smiling for the cameras alongside an even more famous self-proclaimed billionaire Trump wielded golden shovels at the future site of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in downtown Toronto Birshtein’s other former employees at Seabeco were by then already involved in the financing of another Trump-branded tower.) president Donald Trump breaking ground for the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Toronto and city councillor Pam McConnell.The Globe and Mail Birshtein wasn’t at the glitzy sod-turning ceremony at the corner of Bay and Adelaide he claimed that he had long since fallen out with Mr A legitimate businessman whose greatest genius involved being in the right place at the right time Or was his career built on connections to the KGB and the mafia Twenty months after being given that first tantalizing suggestion in the wake of Mr I stood on the steps of the stone house in North York clutching a notebook containing far more questions than answers I peeked into a novelty mailbox mounted amid bushes in front of the $2.3-million house I could sense someone watching me on a security camera mounted just to the left of the entrance It was just one of the many dead ends I would encounter as I wandered the serpentine world of Boris Birshtein It’s a place of murky transactions that connect the opaque world of post-Soviet capitalism to the tumult rocking Western politics today – via an elaborate web of companies that obscure the exact provenance of the wealth being generated and transferred and which hands have sullied it along the way The house in North York was just one stop on Mark MacKinnon's journey to find out more about Boris Birshtein Birshtein has been photographed with several major world leaders over the years Here he is meeting with former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert shown in the foreground at left greeting guests while Mr “Boris knows everyone” was how one 1993 newspaper headline put it But knowing Boris Birshtein certainly didn’t hurt the cause of anyone hoping to do business in the years after Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduced glasnost fewer than 300 firms were allowed to conduct foreign trade in the USSR it was also the only Canadian firm on the list: Any Canadian brand seeking a foothold in the Soviet Union had to go through Mr round-faced gentleman whose hair and mustache were grey even in his 40s and a chaotic array of suddenly capitalist republics emerged in its wake Gillette and Magna International all entered the rapidly changing region with the help of Boris Birshtein and Seabeco in the years after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 One group of Canadian businessmen got a taste of Mr Birshtein’s influence when they set out to win the contract to build the Okhtinskaya Hotel in Leningrad (now St they were told by their Russian interlocutors they first had to enter into a partnership with Mr with an address on Main Street in Winnipeg Winnipeg-based Central Canadian Structures was tasked with the job of actually building the Okhtinskaya the Okhtinskaya rose up on the banks of the Neva River Until it didn’t: The lawless capitalism of post-Soviet Russia saw a scramble to export whatever raw materials the country produced the kind of gravel needed to build the 13-storey Okhtinskaya He introduced us to people when we got to Leningrad,” recalls Ossama AbouZeid AbouZeid briefly moved to Russia in the early 1990s to oversee construction of the Okhtinskaya got something for his help with the hotel: In the summer of 1992 he would travel to Canada on a visa that Central Canadian Structures helped to arrange Putin attended a barbecue in Winnipeg hosted by Mr Giesbrecht told the Winnipeg Free Press in 2014 that he drove Mr Putin said he longed to visit America – he stretched out a cross-border U-turn as far as possible so the future Russian leader could say that he’d been to America Eight years earlier he visited Canada and saw the sights with the late Harry Giesbrecht Charles McMillan was sitting aboard a private plane that had stopped Four years removed from his post as senior policy adviser to prime minister Brian Mulroney he was scheduled to meet that day with Boris Birshtein he was accompanied by a Soviet bureaucrat whom Mr The red flag of the Soviet Union still flew over the airport terminal and the men were meeting that day to discuss business opportunities in Mr they spent much of the short meeting talking about an event that hadn’t yet happened: the breakup of the USSR who was still two years from leaving office ‘Walk me through this: The Soviet Union is breaking up around Christmas and the flag of Russia will go up on the Kremlin and Boris Yeltsin is going to be the president?’” Mr over breakfast at a London hotel late last year Yeltsin assumed the presidency of the newly independent country of Russia Akayev became the first president of his own country McMillan later accepted what he describes as a non-paying post at Seabeco in which he travelled to several countries of the former Soviet Union goggling at the deference their leaders gave to Mr Birshtein’s Seabeco partners at the time was Georgy Arbatov a prominent Soviet intellectual who was later identified as having been an important KGB asset in the days of Soviet rule Another key figure at Seabeco was a former KGB colonel McMillan says he never completely understood the sources of Mr But he says he came to believe that some of his fortune sprang from a rumoured multibillion-dollar payment made – as the Cold War drew to an end in 1990 – to the USSR by West Germany as compensation for the cost of withdrawing and resettling Soviet troops that had been stationed in East Germany The USSR never acknowledged receipt of the money; Mr says he believes some of it ended up in the Swiss bank accounts of well-connected companies like Seabeco “but I find it to be a plausible explanation for what happened.” Birshtein’s multiple and murky connections The most damning is what appears to be a leaked 1996 FBI report and specifically a group known as the Semion Mogilevich Organization (Semion Mogilevich himself gained infamy in Canada as the mastermind of the YBM Magnex stock swindle of the 1990s which saw investors bilked of an estimated $360-million.) The document describes his organization as being involved in “weapons trafficking and money laundering” – and says it is affiliated with the Solntsevskaya Organization another Moscow-based gang headed by another alleged don the main Russian mafia organizations convened for a summit of sorts in Tel Aviv to “discuss the sharing of interests in Ukraine.” Although the various bosses their key meeting was hosted in “Boris Birshtein’s office in the diamond centre of Tel Aviv” – a meeting Mr Birshtein said the purported FBI report was “a complete fabrication Our client has no knowledge of and did not participate in any such meeting let alone organize or host it." A spokesman for the FBI told The Globe and Mail that the bureau would not “confirm or deny the authenticity of the document.” Switzerland’s counterintelligence service also named Mr Birshtein and Seabeco as having “deep connections in the criminal world,” principally The report also paints a portrait of a man whose connections are not limited to that world “He is a former KGB officer and probably still maintains contacts with Russian and Israeli intelligence agencies,” the 18-page Swiss document alleges by many before me: “Birshtein was the object of many court orders … but none of the investigations conducted (in Canada Switzerland) has yet resulted in a charge.” As a result “It has so far been impossible to prove that the KGB is behind illegal financial transactions then it is in places where there is no interest in disclosing them.” he had any connections to the Russian mafia: “patently false and accordingly intentionally and maliciously defamatory.” He denied having any connection to the KGB as well: “To associate Mr Birshtein with an organisation such as the former KGB would be to level an allegation of the utmost gravity against him on the basis of false information gleaned from sources that are clearly wholly unreliable.” stands alongside former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney and former Kyrgyz president Askar Akayev Mulroney says he has "no recollection" of meeting Mr The capital of Ukraine is graceful and warm in summer As war rumbles on in the east of the country pitting Moscow-backed separatists against the Ukrainian army about another battle: the one for the affections of Donald Trump There’s deep concern here about the alleged ties between Mr Among those who have worked for the Kremlin in Ukraine is Paul Manafort the political operative who helped install Viktor Yanukovych Yanukovych was later toppled in a pro-Western revolution that precipitated Russia’s military intervention in the east of the country; Mr about his contacts with Trump administration officials and his interactions with a Russian linked to Moscow’s intelligence service He was found guilty of other felonies in a separate criminal probe.) But Ukraine’s long struggle to escape Moscow’s influence predates the era of Mr The country’s first two post-Soviet presidents were tainted by accusations that they had colluded not only with the Kremlin but with the Russian mafia – and Boris Birshtein the first person he met with was Boris Birshtein,” Vladimir Slednyev an MP in the first parliament of independent Ukraine tells me when I visit him at a government retirement home on the outskirts of Kiev Why would the president of a new country see Mr the silver-haired Lithuanian was regarded as “the accountant of the Communist Party.” Former Ukrainian presidents Leonid Kravchuk and Leonid Kuchma each came under scrutiny for their connections to Russian organized crime.Efrem Lukatsky/The Associated Press Birshtein’s connections made him a powerful figure not only in Ukraine he capitalized on his relationship with President Akayev to get himself appointed as head of that country’s economic-development commission: Suddenly he was gatekeeper to economic opportunity in a resource-rich new state Akayev to Ottawa to meet then-prime minister Mulroney in 1992 Birshtein helped ensure Canada’s Cameco Corp won the contract to develop Kyrgyzstan’s giant Kumtor gold mine Mulroney said through a spokesperson that he had “no recollection” of meeting Mr Birshtein gained similar sway after he gave a top Seabeco post to the son-in-law of that country’s president – Mr Birshtein found himself to be the owner of Moldova’s top hotel complete with a licence to operate a casino within it Birshtein would also eventually produce all Moldovan passports and other forms of official identification Birshtein’s access to the highest levels in Ukraine who placed him in charge of a company called Ukraina AG The quasi-government firm would buy Ukrainian steel and fertilizer at depressed prices and then sell them abroad on the international market at substantial profits Birshtein hired an ex-KGB officer as the vice-president of Ukraina AG There are allegations that President Kuchma was on the payroll too; Belgian prosecutors traced payments worth at least US$5-million from Mr the former MP who spoke to me at his retirement home was then the manager of a steel mill in the eastern industrial Ukrainian city of Donetsk (the capital of a region that since 2014 has been under the control of pro-Russian separatists) a double swindle going on: The profits from exports funnelled through Ukraina AG were held outside the country forcing the factories to pay their operating expenses by issuing IOUs – IOUs that were purchased by allies Birshtein used such a scheme to cause the owners of one of Ukraine’s biggest steel mills to sell their shares in the mill to a newly formed company called Midland Resources Inc. Media reports have valued the Zaporizhstal sale at US$70-million Midland would sell the same mill for US$850-million “Boris Birshtein was the real owner of Ukraine,” Mr “And Boris Birshtein and Alex Shnaider were the same person.” Shnaider said it was “incorrect” to suggest Mr Birshtein had played any role in Midland’s acquisition of the steel mill Birshtein’s lawyer said that “our client has not had any dealings with Midland and Zaporizhstal in almost a quarter-century when he completely divested any interest he may have once held in Midland.”) The buyers who put up US$850-million for Zaporizhstal in 2010 turned out to be a group of shell companies backed by VEB a bank that has been the foreign investment arm of the Kremlin since Soviet times Which means that Vladimir Putin was at the bank’s helm when Mr Shnaider and his partners made an immense profit while effectively transferring control of the Zaporizhstal mill to the Russian state VEB effectively finances Russia’s foreign policy as well as projects that are known to be dear to Mr such as the US$51-billion 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi VEB spent hundreds of millions of dollars acquiring industrial assets in eastern Ukraine Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko – whose own election had also followed a pro-Western revolution – put it to me in simple terms when I asked him about the rationale for VEB’s interventions in Ukraine: “This was used as a complex instrument to influence our economy and political players who were financially interested.” In a long conversation over tea and biscuits served at his dacha outside Kiev Yushchenko said that he tried to launch a review of the privatization of Zaporizhstal and other assets while he was in office but that the effort was blocked by pro-Russian members of Ukraine’s parliament Shnaider and Midland Resources appeared to be co-operating with the Russian state Midland bought the company that runs the electricity grid in the former Soviet republic of Armenia then sold the asset on to a Kremlin-run firm Putin another lever over one of Russia’s once-Soviet neighbours Midland bought a steel mill in Russia itself only to sell it to a subsidiary of the Kremlin’s military sales arm that had been charged with buying up raw materials to feed the country’s growing armaments industry Midland was given a 25-per-cent stake in the subsidiary Shnaider and his company full-on business partners with the Kremlin But although Midland Resources was involved in all those transactions the sale of the Zaporizhstal mill carried a distinct Canadian connection that went beyond Mr The influx of cash that Midland received from the 2010 deal came at a critical time in the construction of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in downtown Toronto Shnaider told The Wall Street Journal last year that US$15-million from the steel-mill sale went directly to the tower’s financing Shnaider’s spokeswoman said there was no connection between the sale of Zaporizhstal and the construction of Trump Toronto When Boris Birshtein travelled to Moscow on business trips he lived in a guarded villa that the Communist Party had once reserved for such visiting dignitaries as Fidel Castro and Henry Kissinger He drove around the Russian capital in the ZIL-brand limousine favoured by Soviet leaders since the days of Stalin; in the air above the former USSR And he could access the corridors of power at will Boris Yeltsin recounts how Viktor Barannikov his security minister – and the man responsible for overseeing the domestic arm of the rebranded KGB – tricked him into an unplanned meeting with Mr Yeltsin’s term as Russia’s first post-Soviet president “Barannikov was introducing me to an older man who was smiling and who stretched out his hand ‘I’m Boris Birshtein.’ This was completely against all the rules Barannikov should definitely have warned me that he had some guests.” Mr Birshtein had some kind of hold over the Russian security minister it was so important to Barannikov that Birshtein meet me that he was prepared to overstep any bounds of decency and protocol to make this meeting happen.” Russian president Boris Yeltsin is shown at a summit in Budapest in 1994 the year he published a memoir that describes his introduction to Mr Birshtein.Gary Cameron/The Associated Press Birshtein of providing financial support to vice-president Alexander Rutskoi Yeltsin’s economic reforms and tried to oust him from the presidency later in 1993 The power struggle – which saw parliament back Mr Rutskoi and name him acting president – turned violent when Russia’s army sided with Mr Nearly 200 people were killed in the worst clashes in Moscow since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution “Birshtein tried to get to the very top – and he almost made it,” Mr It was the Moscow uprising that briefly spilled over onto Canadian soil when three shots were fired into the Bridle Path mansion of Dmitry Yakubovski another alleged former KGB operative who worked for Seabeco until a falling-out with Mr Birshtein wound up on opposite sides of the political showdown in Moscow Yakubovski’s home after the shooting reportedly warned him to stay away from Mr (Law enforcement sources who spoke with me said they only heard of the letter in media reports Yakubovski returned to Moscow after the incident where he made public claims that he had proof of Seabeco’s having received “tens of millions of dollars … to finance operations of Soviet KGB operatives in Europe,” and also of having made payments to Mr who now works as a lawyer in the Russian capital and declined to be interviewed for this article Birshtein dismissed the version of history presented in Mr Yeltsin's substance abuse and related cognitive disabilities are well documented,” he wrote had “absolutely no knowledge of any incident involved Dmitry Yakubovski.” where a law enforcement source who was active at the time told me Mr Shnaider were warned they would be held responsible for any spillover of violence from Eastern Europe into North York; and abroad Birshtein’s clout was diminished by the failed bid to oust Mr Birshtein busied himself instead with less prominent efforts a Central Asian state wedged between Russia and Kyrgyzstan with their Eurasia Group company bankrolling the re-election campaigns of the country’s long-ruling President Nursultan Nazarbayev (now in his 28th year in power) Chodiev told Belgium’s Le Soir newspaper that he first met Mr Chodiev worked at the Soviet Foreign Ministry – and moved to Belgium in 1991 Chodiev said that it was at the new firm that he met Mr and where the two men decided to strike out on their own in Kazakhstan the Eurasia Group was estimated to account for as much as 20 per cent of Kazakhstan’s economy The Trio’s empire even gained a foothold in the United States through its association with a real-estate company known as Bayrock Group a brash entrepreneur – with past mob ties of his own – who as recently as 2010 was brandishing Trump Organization business cards that identified him as a “Senior Advisor to Donald Trump.” Bayrock Group was the primary contractor behind the building of the Trump SoHo a Manhattan hotel and condo tower completed in 2008 Bayrock also spearheaded the long but unrequited effort to erect a Trump-branded property in downtown Moscow Bayrock revealed in a 2007 report to investors that it had two main financial backers Alex Shnaider had an even more direct tie to Mr Trump’s initial Toronto business partner pulled out of a project to build a hotel in the heart of the city’s financial district Shnaider – along with his partner Val Levitan and their company Talon International – emerged to fill the void Talon International secured a US$310-million loan from Raiffeisen Zentralbank (or RZB) of Austria cuts the ribbon at the Trump International Hotel and Tower with Donald Trump and his children Ivanka and Donald Jr.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail the fact that several ex-Seabeco employees (Patokh Chodiev Shnaider) had wound up financing multiple Trump real-estate projects – all at a time when the real-estate magnate was known to be short on cash and struggling to secure credit in the United States – looked like more than a coincidence I decided to call Boris Birshtein and ask why he thought so many people had moved from his orbit to Mr he said he had not spoken to his former son-in-law Birshtein also told me he had no connection to Mr “I’m not involved in that at all,” he said and asked me to call back three days later She said her husband had suddenly left the country “He left with open [return] date,” she told me adding that he was somewhere in Europe – and there was no way to reach him House intelligence committee summoned Glenn Simpson the co-founder of strategic-intelligence firm Fusion GPS to testify about his role in producing what became something like the foundation documents of the entire Trump-Russia saga a series of memos written by former British spy Christopher Steele Steele had written that his sources in Moscow believed Mr Trump had been heavily compromised by his behaviour during a 2013 visit to the Russian capital that included scandalous acts involving prostitutes Steele said had been videotaped by the KGB’s successor agency Trump’s political opponents to dig up dirt on the Republican presidential candidate Steele’s findings; he provided intriguing insights into the vast web of connections between Mr Trump and figures associated with both Russian organized crime and the Russian state Trump’s business ties in Toronto; and in this part of the testimony he gave both Boris Birshtein and Alex Shnaider starring roles In large part because his father-in-law was Mr Simpson called “a very important figure in the history of the KGB-mafia alliance Boris is connected to [alleged mob boss Semion Mogilevich] And they are all connected in one way or another to the Russian mafia and some of them are connected to the intelligence services.” listens to his lawyer speak after a meeting with members of the House judiciary committee on Oct In an e-mail reply to questions from The Globe and Mail Shnaider’s spokeswoman said that “any statement implying that there was improper conduct relating to the [Trump Toronto] project is false.” She said Mr Shnaider had severed business ties with his father-in-law in 1995 and that the two men had been estranged since 2003 Shnaider has no information regarding any improper activity involving Mr Shnaider had been “deeply saddened” that Trump Tower Toronto (which came under new management last year the Austrian bank that financed the construction of Trump Toronto was “the go-to bank for top-level Russian dirty stuff,” an allegation based on a series of Russian corruption scandals (In response to written questions from The Globe a spokeswoman for the parent company of RZB said Austria’s bank secrecy laws prevented her from commenting on the bank’s involvement in the Trump Toronto project Simpson’s comments “absolutely unsubstantiated.”) the former journalist was also cagey about saying anything more on the record about Mr had become a target of right-wing hate in the wake of his testimony he was less worried about the lawsuits launched against himself Steele and Fusion than he was about a car often stationed across the street from the unmarked door of his firm’s office; Fusion staff are convinced someone is surveilling the comings and goings of those they meet with has been pressing to find out whether the U.S President's Russian business ties account for his 'bizarre behaviour' with regard to Russia.Mark Lennihan/The Associated Press The stakes are only getting higher in Washington where Democrats have now won control of the House of Representatives is a top Democrat on the House intelligence committee And she is laser-focused on finding out whether Mr Trump’s “bizarre behaviour” vis-a-vis Russia – most notably his public deference to Mr Putin – is a result of his business ties to alleged Russian mafia figures Her staff has even invented a mock board game called “Trumpopoly” to help voters visualize the U.S President’s curious real-estate dealings around the world James Place would be on a regular Monopoly board The White House occupies the Boardwalk square.) “There was Russian money that came into Trump’s orbit for decades then I came to believe these were payments to Trump,” Ms Speier told me when I visited her Capitol Hill office Develop a relationship with individuals who can be helpful to Putin and the regime Speier said the committee’s hearings into Mr Trump’s ties to Russia – which concluded that there was no evidence of collusion – were “a joke.” Speaking just before last month’s midterm elections she vowed hearings would start anew if Democrats won control of the House which they have: “Subpoenas will be flying off the chairman’s desk.” The press service of the Trump Organization did not reply to e-mailed questions about Mr There was someone else who entertained suspicions about Boris Birshtein: His son (and Simona Shnaider’s only sibling) Boris and Alon fell out over the ownership of a condominium on Avenue Road in Toronto’s upscale Yorkville neighbourhood and Alon sued his father in an effort to take possession of the property Alon alleged that the $1.7-million condominium had been transferred into his name in 1997 as his father sought to hide assets “from powerful enemies in the Russian Over an audacious 47-page statement of claim Alon Birshtein described a wild childhood that saw his father “with the help of former KGB employees he had put on the payroll,” grow Seabeco into one of the most powerful companies in Eastern Europe Alon also claimed his father once brought Mr the reputed head of the Solntsevskaya mafia to the family’s home in Zurich while the Birshteins were living between Belgium and Switzerland in the mid-1990s The lawsuit also explains how organized crime insinuated itself into every corner of Russia back then “With the disintegration of traditional political authority there was no effective legal system … bankers and manufacturers depended on the assistance of organized crime to operate Many of those alleged to be members of organized crime were those who had been members of the KGB secret police before the Soviet Union disintegrated.” Danger swirled around the family throughout After the 1991 car crash that killed the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan which Boris Birshtein interpreted as an attempt on his own life he decreed that none of his immediate family was allowed to travel anywhere without being accompanied by “private bodyguards Alon Birshtein said the failed move against Mr Yeltsin in 1993 had been a “watershed” for his father: “[His] public image was deteriorating and his circle of allies seemed to be shrinking.” Mr Birshtein abandoned a planned hotel he had hoped to build in Moscow – a project first announced shortly after Mr Trump’s own first visit to the Russian capital Trump declared he “really wanted” to build a Trump-branded Moscow hotel Belgian police raided the family’s Antwerp home in June Birshtein on charges of forgery and money laundering – but could not because the family was vacationing in Puerto Rico at the time Mikhailov was arrested in Geneva on charges of belonging to a criminal organization; a Rolls-Royce owned by one of Mr Birshtein never did return to Belgium – claiming as he would more than two decades later when I sought to interview him – that he was too ill (“This was false,” his son’s lawsuit says; he was “completely unimpaired by ill-health.”) Instead of returning to Belgium the family found what Alon described as “safe haven” in North York spent two years in a Swiss prison awaiting trial during which a key witness was assassinated and evidence mysteriously disappeared In a recent interview with the Financial Times Birshtein as “a very talented businessman” who “trusted me and this is a very important factor in business.” (He also recalled meeting Mr Birshtein’s lawyer told The Globe that his client “has no comments regarding any alleged connections to Mr and has never had any business dealings with him.” No decision was ever filed in the case of Birshtein v Birshtein opened at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice The most recent publicly available document is an affidavit filed in 2005 by a law student tasked with serving Boris Birshtein with his son’s statement of claim to deliver the documents at two Toronto addresses made the 75-minute drive north to Shanty Bay a quilt of elegant farm and cottage properties on the western shore of Lake Simcoe Faced with a gated driveway and what he described as a 10-foot-high fence at Mr McGoogan taped Alon Birshtein’s statement of claim to the iron gate I found myself following in the student’s footsteps Along with the foray to the house in North York I tried twice to visit the Toronto offices of Royal HTM I peeked in the windows to see a bare reception area with outlines on the walls where pictures once hung Property records showed that a numbered corporation controlled by Boris and Tamara Birshtein had sold the building in 2017 to a Chinese developer for almost $5.5-million the address was inhabited by a Russian hairdresser and his late brother and former Toronto mayor through a series of scandals (and who was recently awarded by the Ford government to a four-year $667,000 contract to serve as chair of the province’s Public Accountants Council is to “ensure that public accounting in Ontario is practised in accordance with internationally respected public accounting standards”) Tighe informed me – shortly after his new appointment– that he was now representing Mr and instead to send him any questions I might have I then e-mailed him a list of 37 questions about Mr along with a request for an interview with the businessman The four-page reply arrived replete with denials and threats of legal action: “Any and all allegations of impropriety criminality or association with criminals are vehemently denied Our client is a law abiding businessperson with no criminal record or history,” it reads in part “He is not obligated to provide an interview to you or any other journalist.” I found myself with only the Shanty Bay address left to try So I rented a Chevrolet that I hoped looked nondescript and headed north from Toronto on an early autumn afternoon McGoogan had described it – but on this day though dense forest obscured any view of what lay beyond MacKinnon continued his search for information about Mr Birshtein.Mark MacKinnon/The Globe and Mail As the Chevrolet rolled down a long gravel driveway that wound through the trees I found myself thinking of the fatal car crash in Kyrgyzstan this was a man who knew key players in both the Russian mob and the former KGB (at least according to several intelligence agencies But Shanty Bay provided no more answers than had Mr At the end of the driveway sat a palatial house complete with Romanesque pillars and bedecked with an immense clock Construction workers were redesigning the façade and building a brand-new two-storey annex I asked one of the workmen if the owner was around “No one really knows who [the owner] is,” the young man said What appeared to be the foreman walked over records show that he and his wife sold the property in early 2016 for almost $6.7-million So I called the North York phone one last time “He is not going to be back soon,” she told me sounding bored by the need to explain his absence yet again Then I asked her whether her husband had ever been contacted by anyone from the U.S Congress or from the ongoing FBI investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged Russia ties her husband had drafted an affidavit in late 2017 “saying he is not involved.” She said she didn’t know whom the affidavit was for Birshtein pleaded with me to stop asking questions about the past “He is very upset and doesn’t want to talk to anybody,” she said of her husband CARRIE COCKBURN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL / RESEARCH: MARK MACKINNON / SOURCES: TILEZEN; OPENSTREETMAP CONTRIBUTORS;HIU Lithuania: Where Boris Birshtein was born in 1947 Russia: Where Boris Yeltsin has accused Mr Birshtein of playing a role in a 1993 attempt to force him out of the presidency Birshtein’s son-in-law Alex Shnaider gained control of a steel mill that his company later sold for a massive profit to Kremlin-connected entities Shnaider was building Trump International Hotel and Tower in Toronto Birshtein's company Seabeco had an office that in the early 1990s employed three future business partners of Donald Trump: Alex Shnaider Birshtein owned a gated $6.7-million compound on the shore of Lake Simcoe until selling it in 2016 to a numbered company Report an editorial error Report a technical issue Editorial code of conduct Authors and topics you follow will be added to your personal news feed in Following In depth • Map of Birshstein's global connections • A who's who Mark MacKinnon has been covering international affairs and Canada’s role in the world since the Sept 2001 attacks on the United States and the subsequent war in Afghanistan One of Canada’s most decorated foreign correspondents, Mark has won the National Newspaper Award seven times, and was nominated for an eighth award in 2022 for his ongoing coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine Mark has been covering Russia and Ukraine since 2002 when he was first sent abroad to serve as The Globe and Mail’s Moscow bureau chief He covered the Orange Revolution in 2004 and Ukraine’s 2014 Revolution of Dignity and witnessed firsthand Russia’s subsequent annexation of Crimea as well as the start of the eight-year proxy war in Donbas Mark has also been internationally recognized for his coverage of the war in Syria, the rise of the so-called Islamic State and the refugee crisis that followed. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions This article was published more than 15 years ago World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg is seen in this undated file photo.The Associated Press New evidence from Russian archives suggests Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg credited with rescuing tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust was alive after Soviets reported that he had died in a Moscow prison who was arrested in Budapest in January 1945 by the Soviet army has remained one of the great mysteries of World War II The Soviets claimed he was executed July 17 1947 but never produced a reliable death certificate or his remains Witnesses claim he was seen in Soviet prisons or labour camps many years later although those accounts were never verified the archives of the Russian Security Services say a man identified only as Prisoner No who was interrogated six days after the diplomat's reported death The security services reported the find last November to Susanne Berger and Vadim Birstein two members of a research team that conducted a 10-year investigation into Mr The researchers informed Wallenberg's relatives in a letter released for publication Thursday The findings also were reported in the Swedish magazine Fokus The information still has to undergo in-depth verification the news is the most interesting to come out of Russian archives in over 50 years." She said strong circumstantial evidence supported the archivists' conclusion of the identity of Prisoner No Berger quoted the Swedish ambassador in Moscow as saying in a note to the head of the Russian archives last December that if true As Sweden's envoy in Budapest from July 1944 Wallenberg prevented the deportation of 20,000 Jews destined for Nazi concentration camps or death factories He also dissuaded German officers occupying the Hungarian capital from a plan to obliterate the city's Jewish ghetto averting a massacre of its 70,000 residents He was arrested the day after the Soviet Red Army seized the city along with his Hungarian driver Vilmos Langfelder The Russians never explained why they detained him professor in international law at the National Defense College in Stockholm said the report by the Russian security services warranted reopening Mr Wallenberg's death]is turned upside down by this," he told The Associated Press then maybe he was alive for a longer period of time," Mr Swedish Foreign Ministry spokesman Teo Zetterman said the ministry has to "look at the information to see what it contains in order to make a decision on what we can do." Wallenberg's stand against the Nazi occupation forces his disappearance and the purported "sightings" in the Soviet gulag have made him a folk hero and the subject of dozens of books and documentaries Central Intelligence Agency acknowledged in the 1990s that he had been recruited for his rescue mission by an agent of the Office of Strategic Services It also has been an on-and-off irritant in relations between Moscow and Stockholm Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reportedly discussed the case during a visit to the Swedish capital last November der tausende E-Autos geladen hatte und auf der Nordsee in Brand geraten ist sicher im Hafen in den Niederlanden angekommen.","url":"https://www.merkur.de/welt/frachter-brennt-ameland-fremantle-highway-feuer-nordsee-kuestenwache-bergung-aktuell-news-auto-92428159.html"};c&&a.navigator.canShare(d)&&(c.style.display="",c.addEventListener("click",b=>{b.preventDefault(),a.setTimeout(function(){a.navigator.share(d)},0)}))}})(window,document); sicher im Hafen in den Niederlanden angekommen 17.48 Uhr: Nachdem der havarierte Frachter erfolgreich in Eemshaven angekommen ist äußert sich die Schutzgemeinschaft Deutsche Nordseeküste (SDN) zunächst erleichtert Die enorme Gefahr für das Wattenmeer sei nun erstmal vorbei „Unsere Anerkennung für die Abwendung einer großen Umweltkatastrophe gilt ausdrücklich der Niederländischen Küstenwache und dem deutschen Havariekommando für deren schnelle und grenzüberschreitende Hilfeleistung sagte der Bürgermeister der friesischen Stadt Varel und SDN-Vorsitzender Gerd-Christian Wagner So gut eine Umweltkatastrophe durch den Brand auf der „Fremantle Highway“ verhindert werden konnte zweiter Vorsitzender der SDN an: „Die Gefahr für die Nordsee und ihre Lebensräume ist damit für die Zukunft bei weitem nicht beseitigt.“ Besonders prangert er die sich „immer weiter ausbreitende Industrialisierung des kleinen Meeres“ an Dadurch würden unter anderem natürliche Lebensräume zerstört desto größer sei die Gefahr für das Wattenmeer Die SDN fordert daher unter anderem „mehr ortsnahe Produktion und damit geringeren Transportbedarf“ sowie „weniger Transport von Schadstoffen.“ 13.25 Uhr: Der schwerbeschädigte Autofrachter „Fremantle Highway“ ist am frühen Donnerstagmorgen von seinem bisherigen Ankerplatz vor der Wattenmeerinsel Schiermoonikoog abgefahren Am Donnerstagmittag ist er sicher im niederländischen Eemshaven eingefahren gegenüber auf der deutschen Seite liegt das ostfriesische Emden An Bord kontrollieren Bergungsexperten die Stabilität des Schiffes das vor mehr als einer Woche auf einem der Autodecks ausgebrochen war Damit ende nun „hoffentlich die Zitterpartie und die Sorge der Frachter könnte auseinanderbrechen oder sinken und doch noch zu einer Umweltkatastrophe in unserem unschätzbar wertvollen Wattenmeer führen“ 13.01 Uhr: Der brennende Frachter ist nach einem riskanten Transport entlang der niederländischen Wattenmeerinseln an seinem neuen vorläufigen Ankerplatz angelangt Das teilte die Wasserbehörde am Montag in Den Haag mit 11.35 Uhr: Mithilfe eines riskanten Transportes wird der nach wie vor brennende Frachter in der Nordsee abgeschleppt Das Manöver führt entlang der niederländischen Wattenmeerinseln und gilt als äußerst riskant Der Frachter „Fremantle Highway“ ist seinem neuen Ankerplatz allerdings über Nacht schon deutlich nähergekommen Die Ankunftszeit hänge jedoch noch immer stark vom Wetter Noch 18 Meilen (etwa 33 Kilometer) müssten zurücklegt werden teilte die zuständige Behörde am Montagmorgen (31 Der neue vorläufige Ankerplatz befindet sich etwa 16 Kilometer im Norden der Wattenmeerinsel Schiermonnikoog Dort soll es sicherer und auch windgeschützter sein 6.40 Uhr: Das riskante Abschlepp-Manöver des brennenden Frachters in der Nordsee ist auch am Montag (31 Bergungsspezialisten vor der niederländischen Küste hatten bereits in der Nacht den Transport des brennenden Frachtschiffes fortgesetzt Mit zwei Schleppern werde die „Fremantle Highway“ in Richtung Osten an einen weniger gefährlichen Liegeplatz geschleppt heißt es vonseiten der zuständigen Wasserbehörde in Den Haag Das Schiff mit rund 3800 Autos an Bord brenne noch immer Damit bleibe die Gefahr einer Umweltverschmutzung bestehen dass das Schiff ständig beobachtet und seine Stabilität kontrolliert werde Am Montag sollte das rund 200 Meter lange Schiff vor der niederländischen Wattenmeeerinsel Schiermonnikoog ankommen dass der Transport insgesamt zwölf bis 14 Stunden dauern werde bei einem Tempo von etwa 5,5 Kilometer pro Stunde 19.01 Uhr: Jetzt nun doch: Niederländische Rettungskräfte haben damit begonnen das brennende Frachtschiff vor der niederländischen Küste wegzuschleppen teilte die zuständige Wasserbehörde am Sonntagabend mit Die „Fremantle Highway“ soll von der Insel Terschelling Richtung Osten bis zur Wattenmeerinsel Schiermonnikoog geschleppt werden 9.13 Uhr: Der Brand auf dem Frachter vor der niederländischen Küste in der Nordsee ist noch immer nicht gelöscht Eigentlich sollte der Autofrachter „Fremantle Highway“ am Wochenende von seinem derzeitigen Standort zwischen zwei sehr stark befahrenen Schifffahrtsrouten zu einem sichereren Ort abgeschleppt werden Doch das Manöver wurde am Samstagabend kurzfristig abgesagt Die derzeitige Windrichtung und der noch immer starke Rauch im brennenden Schiff machten den Einsatz unmöglich Möglicherweise müssen die Bergungsspezialisten nun Tage auf einen günstigeren Wind warten „Bis dahin bleibt das Schiff an seiner heutigen Position.“ Aktuell liegt der Frachter im Norden der westlichen Nachbarinsel Terschelling als neuer Ankerplatz ist der Norden der Wattenmeerinsel Schiermonnikoog vorgesehen Dieser liegt fern der Routen und soll windgeschützter sein bis er in einen Hafen geschleppt werden kann Trotz der ungeheuren Hitze durch den Brand ist der Autofrachter stabil Die Stahlwände haben laut Angaben der Bergungsspezialisten auch unter der Wasserlinie standgehalten wie die Wasserbehörde in Den Haag mitteilte Bei einem Auseinanderbrechen oder Kentern droht eine Umweltkatastrophe 21.43 Uhr: Mit Blick auf den seit Tagen brennenden Auto-Frachter vor der niederländischen Küste fordert Niedersachsens Umweltminister Christian Meyer (Grüne) strengere Vorgaben für den Schiffsverkehr auf der Nordsee „Wir müssen die Sicherheits- und Umweltstandards verbessern“ sagte Meyer dem Sender NDR Info am Samstag Auch der Brandschutz müsse besser gewährleistet werden dass man solche Risikoschiffe nicht an der nahen Route entlang der Küste fahren lässt sondern weiter draußen.“ Eine Ölkatastrophe im Weltnaturerbe Wattenmeer „mag man sich gar nicht vorstellen“ 10.52 Uhr: Zwei große Fragen sind noch offen: Wann wird die „Fremantle Highway“ abgeschleppt und wohin Es gibt bislang leider nur zwei halbe Antworten „Der Zeitpunkt des Abschleppens des Frachtschiffes hängt unter anderem von der Rauchentwicklung und der Wettervorhersage ab“ schreibt das niederländische Ministerium für Wasserwege: „Es ist wahrscheinlich dass der Abschleppvorgang dieses Wochenende beginnen wird.“ Dann soll der brennende Frachter vorerst in Richtung Schiermonnikoog gebracht werden soll er einen temporären Ankerplatz finden 18.59 Uhr: Es gibt erste positive Neuigkeiten vom Großbrandes auf dem Autofrachter „Fremantle Highway“ Knapp drei Tage nach dem Ausbruch Feuers vor der niederländischen Küste konnten Bergungsexperten am Freitag erstmals das Schiff betreten den Frachter mit einem Schlepper zu verbinden und wieder von Bord zu gehen dass die Temperatur auf dem brennenden Schiff stark gesunken sei Dadurch konnten die Spezialisten an Bord gehen Ebenso würden Feuer und Rauch weiterhin abnehmen wohin das brennende Schiff abgeschleppt werden soll 16.57 Uhr: „Wir bereiten uns noch immer auf alle Szenarien vor“ sagte ein Sprecher der nationalen Wasserbehörde der Nachrichtenagentur dpa Die Lage auf dem brennenden Frachter sei momentan stabil Dazu gehört auch die Sorge vor dem schlimmsten Fall: Das Schiff könnte auseinanderbrechen oder kentern Die Frage ist: Wie lange hält die Stahlwand des Frachters der Hitze stand doch mittlerweile kann das Schiff nicht mehr gekühlt werden dadurch könnte der Frachter instabil werden Bei der Vorbereitung des nächsten Bergungsversuchs hat die niederländische Küstenwache derweil keine Fortschritte gemacht Für das ideale Szenario müssten aber Menschen an Bord des „Fremantle Highway“ wie stabil das Schiff ist und den Frachter dann an einen Schlepper koppeln Dann könnte er an einen sicheren Ort geschleppt werden.“ Ein sicherer Ort heißt: weit hinaus auf das offene Meer wäre es einfach sie zu bergen und die Inseln sowie das Wattenmeer blieben verschont Ein Ölrettungsschiff begleitet den Frachter bereits 14.30 Uhr: Ob nun 25 oder 500 Elektroautos auf dem Frachter sind spielt nach Ansicht der Spezialeinsatzgruppe Schiffsicherung der Hamburger Feuerwehr keine Rolle Leiter Dirk Flocke sagt der Nachrichtenagentur dpa Die Decks sind eng mit Fahrzeugen zugestellt Einsatzkräfte können mit einem Schlauch nicht zum Brandherd vordringen Zudem gebe es auf Schiffen gefährliche Stoffe heiße Luft und Rauchgasse könnten kaum abziehen 12.39 Uhr: „Es wird nicht gut ausgehen für die Natur“ befürchtet Nabu-Meeresschutz-Sprecher Kim Detloff bringt Zeit und mindert das Risiko einer Ölpest Ein Ölbekämpfungsschiff ist bereits vor Ort um im Notfall das Öl direkt auf der Nordsee einzufangen als wenn das Öl an Land in die Sedimente sickert den Schaden auf der hohen Nordsee besser zu bekämpfen.“ Detfloff stellt allerdings fest: „Die Umweltkatastrophe ist jetzt schon da Wir haben natürlich Angst vor diesem Horror-Szenario dass nochmal 1600 Tonnen Schweröl und 200 Tonnen mariner Diesel in die Umwelt gelangen Aber schon jetzt gibt es natürlich kontaminiertes Löschwasser Und letztlich gelangen diese Bestandteile über das Kühlwasser schon jetzt ins Ökosystem sodass es lokal zu Verunreinigungen kommt.“ „Aber das ist noch nichts im Vergleich zu dem wenn das Schiff tatsächlich sinken sollte.“ In Cuxhaven bereitet der maritime Krisenstab bereits einen Einsatz in der deutschen Bucht vor wenn der Bunker betroffen ist und Schweröl ausläuft“ warnt die Schutzgemeinschaft Deutsche Nordseeküste 11.55 Uhr: Wie die niederländische Nachrichtenagentur ANP berichtet sollen sich an Bord weitaus mehr als die bislang 25 gemeldeten E-Autos befinden Demnach seien rund 500 elektrische Autos an Bord des Frachters Das berichtet die Agentur unter Angaben des Unternehmers K Line Insgesamt befinden sich auf dem Schiff 3783 Autos was das für die Entwicklung des Feuers bedeutet Die Batterien von E-Autos sind schwieriger zu löschen Möglicherweise war auch die Batterie eines E-Autos der Brandherd Zur Zeit liegt es stabil etwa 17 Kilometer im Norden der westlichen Nachbarinsel Terschelling Beim Kentern oder Auseinanderbrechen droht eine Umweltkatastrophe durch Schadstoffe in Schiff und Ladung sowie Schweröl Mittlerweile ist das Feuer schwächer geworden teilt die niederländische Küstenwache am Freitagmorgen mit Ihre Spezialisten wollen jetzt einen zweiten Versuch starten Ursprünglich wollte die Küstenwache den Frachter drehen aber die Windverhältnisse haben sich verändert weshalb es jetzt einen neuen Bergungsplan braucht Dafür sollen Experten das Schiff inspizieren doch für eine Entwarnung sei es noch zu früh Der Brand könne jederzeit wieder aufflammen Ein Flugzeug machte am Morgen neue Bilder von der Lage auf dem Frachter da die 23 Besatzungsmitglieder keine Möglichkeit hatten Der Schlepper „Fairplay 30“ hält den Autofrachter auf Abstand zu frequentierten Schiffsverkehrsrouten und zog ihn von Ameland in Richtung Terscheling Die Küstenwache ist mit Helikoptern und fünf Booten im Einsatz Aktuell wird der brennende Frachter nicht mehr gekühlt dass unnötig viel Wasser die Stabilität des Schiffs zu sehr gefährdet Zwar wütet das Feuer immer noch und es gibt viel Rauch doch im Vergleich zu Mittwoch hat sich der Brand schon etwas gelegt Neue Entwicklungen im Vergleich zu gestern 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