Captain of a detained Russian cargo ship has been fined with GEL 50,000 (about USD 30,400) for “violation of navigation rules,” the Georgian Border Police at the Interior Ministry said in a statement on March 20.
According to the Georgian Border Police the ship will be released after payment of fine.
The Georgian coast guard detained Pur-Navolok vessel, owned by Russian transportation, logistic and ship management company Belfreight, on March 19 off Sarpi coast close to the Turkish border. The ship was transporting coal from Ukraine to the Turkish city of Hopa, close to the Georgian border.