Georgia, Tbilisi, Feb. 14 / Trend N. Kirtskhalia /
The rescued Georgian sailors Imedi Kobuladze and Zaza Kekelidze feel well. They are in Sochi hotel "Seaside", Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said at a traditional briefing.
She said that about 3 of12 crew members of the sunken cargo ship were Georgians. At the moment, Georgian sailors Roland Beridze and another crew membermissed.
"The Foreign Ministry does not have more information aboutBeridze," Kalandadze said.
The sailors will be returned to their homeland soon.
The dry cargo Besiktas flying under Tanzania flag was moving from Turkey to Russia. Duringthe storm the shipwasbroken into two pieces near Sochi at 6:00 Moscow time. The nose piece went under the water. The emergency service crews and ambulance arrived in the port of Sochi.
The Turkish cargo ship failed to reach its destination. Just a few milesleft. Itwas carrying basalt for Olympic construction.
The rescue operation is over. Now the situation with the dry cargo is under consideration. It can represent an environmental hazard. It holds 17 tons of fuel. But the storm does not abate.
The rescue teams are still looking for two sailors in Sochi's area of water. They missed when the dry cargo crashed.