Four Azerbaijanis on board Panamanian ship detained in Georgia

The ship was detained because navigation rules had been violated, the ship had illegally crossed Georgian border several times and arrived in the occupied territory of Abkhazia. The frontier guards said the detained ship had left a Turkish port for Sukhumi.

The crew members have been arrested, 13 of them are Turkish and 4 Azerbaijanis. The ship was loaded with 2 tones of gasoline and 700 tones of diesel fuel. The detained ship was brought to Poti port, the base of the coast guard department. Criminal case has been launched on the fact. An investigation is underway.

The report about the detention of the ship and arrest of 4 Azerbaijanis has not been officially confirmed yet. Azerbaijani embassy in Georgia said they had not received information about detention of Azerbaijanis. The embassy is trying to verify the information.

/APA/