Judicial review request made in Edinburgh says Avtandil Kalandadze of Russian-flagged Marinera is being detained unlawfully
Lawyers acting for the wife of the captain of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker captured by US forces in UK waters are calling for a judicial review of his situation, claiming he is being detained unlawfully.
The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella 1, has been in the Moray Firth in recent days.
The Moray Firth is a sheltered area of sea between the east Highland coast and the coasts of Moray and Aberdeenshire.
The vessel was captured by US forces earlier this month as it travelled through the waters between Iceland and Scotland.
