USS Barry (DDG 52) In Port Poti

Poti, Georgia, expects the arrival of the American missile cruiser (sic) Barry. The ship can't approach shore for now because of a storm. According to the American Embassy in Tbilisi, the visit is "friendly". The crew should visit Georgia for three days. The American command denies any connection between the arrival of the ship in Georgian territorial waters and the conflict in South Ossetia.