New Delhi, Aug 8 - A North Korean ship India has detained in the Bay of Bengal was found to be carrying only genuine merchandise but further investigations were on, Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said Saturday.

'As per the reports available, the ship was carrying cargo containing genuine merchandise,' Mehta told reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Armed Forces Tribunal here.

He, however, added that the ship had no business to be in Indian waters.

'The fact is that the ship had no business to be there...that (it was carrying nuclear components) was our apprehension also. At the moment, it is carrying genuine merchandise,' Mehta said in reply to a query.