Migrants Hijack Ship That Rescued Them In The Mediterranean

Migrants Hijack Ship That Rescued Them In The Mediterranean

A group of 108 refugees have mutinied on the merchant ship that had rescued them in Mediterranean waters and forced the crew to set course for Europe. The captain, who intended to return them to Libyan coasts, where they came from, managed to issue an alert message “attacked ship” that the authorities of Malta have received, whose coast guard awaits the arrival of the tanker. The mutiny took place when El Hiblu I, owned by Turkey but with the flag of Palau, was only six miles away, eleven...

https://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/migrants-hijack-ship-that-rescued-them-in-the-mediterranean/

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