India court sentences three Ukrainian sailors

"Three nationals of Ukraine were sentenced for five years in jail," he said. He noted a similar sentence was given to other crew members - eight British citizens and 14 nationals of Estonia. Ihnatovsky said that the Embassy of Ukraine in India and diplomatic representatives of Great Britain and Estonia plan to appeal the verdict. Recall that on October 12, 2013 the Indian Coast Guard detained Seaman Guard Ohio vessel 15 miles off the Indian port city of Tutikoryn. It carried weapons, and three citizens of Ukraine were part of the crew.