Georgia detains a Turkish ship from Abkhazia with Russian and Azerbaijani citizens

Georgian authorities have detained the Turkish ship "Aydar" sailing

from Abkhazia to the Turkish port of Trabzon, the general director

of the state-owned "Abkhaz Shipping Company" Zaur Ardzinba says.

Ardzinba said that a ship laden with fish meal and fish oil was

detained in international waters and escorted to the port of Poti. The

incident occurred the day before yesterday, but became known only today.

"Georgian authorities arrested the ship, the crew of nine people was

also detained, including two Russian citizens, and two citizens of

Ukraine, and five citizens of Azerbaijan,"  RIA Novosti quotes Ardzinba.

Comments of the Abkhaz authorities have not yet been received.