As Russia withheld eight Turkish ships at a port from travel since the jet downing incident on November 24, Turkey has tightened its inspections on Russian ships in response and so far withheld 27 Russian ships due to failure of meeting sailing criteria.
Turkey withholds 27 Russian ships for failing to meet sailing criteria As Russia withheld eight Turkish ships at a port from travel since the jet downing incident on November 24, Turkey has tightened its inspections on Russian ships in response and so far withheld 27 Russian ships due to failure of meeting sailing criteria. According to the article of Turkish daily Habertürk based on shipping officials in Ankara, the number of Turkish ships withheld by Russia has reached eight this week. Turkey, using the principle of reciprocity, tightened the inspections in Turkish ports in line with the Mediterranean and Black Sea memorandums. So far, 27 ships have been withheld from sailing as they failed to meet the criteria set by these memorandums. Following these incidents, Turkish and Russian authorities contacted each other through e-mail, with the Russian side giving the green light for a meeting to overcome the crisis, although how and when the parties will meet is not clear. The withheld Russian ships were described as usually old vessels.
