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Georgia releases captain of Turkish tanker detained en route to Abkhazia

Source: Russia Today

Tbilisi : Georgia | 3 months ago

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The Panamanian-flagged Turkish tanker, Buket, was en route from Turkey to Abkhazia carrying 2,000 tons of diesel oil when detained in the Black Sea by the Georgian coast guard...Georgia insisted it had detained the vessel in its territorial waters. However, according to the Turkish ship’s owner,...

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