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Georgia detains Russian vessel

Business Materials 4 December 2010 14:37 (UTC +04:00)

Georgia, Tbilisi, Dec. 4 / Trend N. Kirtskhalia /

Georgian authorities have detained a Russian ship "Kazan city" for the pollution of sea water in the Poti Port, the Georgian Border Police told Trend.

A large number of oil products was thrown off the vessel due to the crew's negligence.

The Poti Court has already ordered the Russian vessel to pay a fine of 65,000 lari to the Georgian state budget and 5,500 lari for causing damage to  ecology.

Russian vessel will get a right of free swimming only after paying a fine. Now the vessel is in the Poti Port.

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