Friday, December 5, 2025

Georgia halts military exercises at sea following fatal diving accident

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Defense Minister Levan Izoria. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is halting exercises at sea as there are no certified instructors, Defense Minister Levan Izoria said Wednesday.

A search for two military divers who went missing during an exercise was called off yesterday.

The soldiers went missing

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Military spox claims safety rules not violated when two divers drowned

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President Margvelashvili talked with family members of the missing soldiers. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Defense Ministry claims safety regulations were not violated when two Georgian soldiers went missing Tuesday during a military exercise at sea, off the Black Sea coast.

Two soldiers never made it up to the surface during a course in combat diving.

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Two military divers missing off Georgia's Black Sea coast

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(1tv.ge)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two Georgian soldiers are missing after diving off the Black Sea coast of Georgia during a military drill.

The Defense Ministry said the two failed to resurface near Gonio in southwest Georgia near the border with Turkey.

A search was immediately launched

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