The vessel was subsequently towed to Murmansk a northern Russian

port city. The Arctic Sunrise was held in Murmansk despite requests from
the Netherlands for its release. The thirty passengers of Arctic Sunrise
were initially arrested, charged with administrative and criminal offence,
and held in custody. They were released on bail in late November 2013
and subsequently granted amnesty by decree of the Russian State Duma
on 18 December 2013. The non-Russian nationals were permitted to
leave Russia shortly thereafter. On 6 June 2014, the arrest of the Arctic
Sunrise was lifted. The ship departed from Murmansk on 1 August 2014
and arrived in Amsterdam on 9 August 2014. 4. The Netherlands claims
that, in taking these measures against the Arctic Sunrise and the thirty
passengers , Russia violated its obligations toward the Netherlands under
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and
customary international law. The Netherlands also claims that Russia
violated the Convention by failing to comply fully with the provisional
measures prescribed by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
(“ITLOS”) and by failing to participate in these arbitral proceedings. The
Netherlands seeks, inter alia, a declaratory judgment stating that Russia’s
conduct is unlawful, a formal apology, appropriate assurances and
guarantees of non-repetition of unlawful acts, and compensation for
losses incurred as a result of the measures taken by Russia.