AKIPRESS.COM - Officers from the Coast Guard Department of the Border Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia have detained the dry cargo ship HASKAL, sailing under the Mongolian flag, for violating navigation rules in the country's territorial waters, agenda.ge reports.

Following the detention, officers from the Main Investigative Department of the Border Police initiated legal proceedings against the ship's captain, an Azerbaijani citizen, who was fined ₾10,000 ($3,500).

After settling the penalty, authorities permitted the vessel to resume its voyage.

Even though Mongolia is landlocked, there are 233 boats registered under the Mongolian national flag that have the right to call at any port in the world.