In the foreign Ministry told about the detention in Libya of the vessel with the Russians
Off the coast of Libya detained the ship with seven Russian nationals on Board. This was stated by the official representative of the foreign Ministry of Russia Maria Zakharova, reports “RIA Novosti”.
According to her, the incident occurred on March 5. “According to the information received, on March 5, coast guard Western Libyan city of Zawiya in the coastal waters of Libya, was detained and then escorted to the port of Tripoli, the Russian cargo ship “Merle” — said Zakharov.
As reported in the March 8 edition of Observe Libya, Sunday, March 5, Libya’s coast guard detained a Russian ship near the Eastern coast of the country. According to the newspaper, the ship was EN route in the Libyan port of Zuwara to deliver the scrap metal from Turkey. Libya Observe notes that trade in such material is illegal in Libya. Seven crew members were arrested on Board the vessel.
Zakharov noted that the ship belongs to the St. Petersburg firm MT group.
The official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry said that the Russian Embassy in Libya to investigate the circumstances of the incident. Zakharov stressed that all measures will be taken for the speedy resolution “of the resulting crisis”.