Georgian sailors rescue 12 members of burning vessel crew on the Mediterranean Sea
Among the saved sailors there are citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Turkey and India. Photo: 1tv.ge.
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Georgian sailors rescued 12 crew members of the vessel Bellatrix sailing on the Mediterranean Sea last night after the vessel caught fire.
Georgian sailors brought all members of the crew from the burning Bellatrix onto their ship, the Arife: a dry cargo ship floating under the Panamanian flag.
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There are six Georgian sailors employed on the Arife.
Among the saved sailors there are citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Turkey and India.
The Georgian sailors are also safe and have not been injured during the rescue operation.
Four Georgian sailors, who have been kidnapped by pirates from the Libyan-flagged tanker in the Nigerian city of Lagos in late February, have been released. The Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia announced late on Friday that all of the four individuals will be back to Georgia in near future.
The Georgian Border Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is hosting Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO (SNMG2) in the territorial waters of Georgia in the Black Sea port town of Poti. Within the visit SNMG2 will conduct combined maritime exercise training with Georgian Coast Guard vessels Ochamchire and Dioskuria.
Georgia’s Maritime Transport Agency reports that Georgian sailors already have the opportunity to be employed on about 4,000 commercial ships under Brazilian and German flags.
The Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) has entered Georgia’s coastal city of Batumi earlier today to participate in three-day drills with Georgia’s coast guard personnel. The SNMCMG2 is represented by two ships the ITS VESUVIO (Italy) and TCG AMASRA (Turkey).
Three sailors, including one Georgian and two Turkish citizens, have died of poisoning on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship operated by a Turkish company 50 miles off the Port of Cartagena, in southeastern Spain.
The Georgian Maritime Transport Agency on Tuesday said a group of three sailors, including two Georgian citizens, had been kidnapped from a ship anchored in territorial waters of Gabon during the previous night.
Two Georgian sailors who had been kidnapped from a ship anchored in the territorial waters of Gabon have been released and have returned to their country, the Government of the western region of Adjara said on Tuesday.
Georgian sailors saved the lives of 10 migrants from an inflatable boat in the Atlantic Ocean last week, Georgian media outlet Batumelebi Netgazeti reported on Monday.