A Russian cargoship has left South Africa following a row over its cargo of weapons cartidges.

The 4,600-dwt Lada (built 2000) departed Port Elizabeth for Lagos in Nigeria on 8 September.

It is due there on 21 September.

The Transflot ship hit the headlines last month when local reports said it had been accused of carrying weapons and explosives.

The company denied the ship had been detained, following South African reports it was held, and said its cargo was completely legal.