The Turkish dry cargo ship, which was exposed on the eve of the “capture” from the group of illegal migrants, left the port of Italy on June 10. This is evidenced by the data of the “Marinetraffic” portal, which provides in real time information about shipping.
aboard the Galata Seaways dry cargo, which was walking under the Turkish flag to France, armed illegal migrants previously illegally made their ways.
After the Italian special forces of a rescue operation, the ship spent the night off the coast of Naples.
Upon completion of the investigative measures, Galata Seaway headed for the destination in France.
Meanwhile, the Italian news agency ANSA reports that the chief prosecutor of Naples initiated an investigation in the case of a night incident on the basis of the testimony of captain of the vessel.
The news reported that the captain of the ship saw two people with knives wandering around the machine department, which were later joined by other migrants, after which the captain raised the alarm.
The prosecutor’s office charged 3 out of 15 migrants, two of which women, wearing weapons.
According to ANSA, several knives and a box for boxes were found on board the ship, which were supposed to be used by attackers who barricaded in the hold of the ship.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Defense of Italy Gvido Crossetto called the incident a “piracy”. “The pirates are captured. It all ended well. I congratulate the marine infantrymen from the Italian battalion San Marko and the police for the joint operation. Congratulations,” the minister wrote on Twitter.