Italy: rescued a ship with refugees, the crew escaped – Polish Radio

The scenario is the same as a few days ago when the freighter “Blue Sky M” – a phone call from someone from the ship that he had been abandoned by the crew and drifting in an unknown direction.

The news has come when ” Ezadeen “was about 80 nautical miles from the Italian coast. After passing half of the distance the ship stopped – as assumed because of the failure. Members of the Coast Guard let loose on board the helicopter said that the reason for the stop was a lack of fuel. “Ezadeen” was taken in tow by the Icelandic ship participating in the EU operation “Triton” in Italian territorial waters. At this time, the speed of three knots coming to Italy. Not yet established its port of destination.

On Wednesday, the Italian coastguard introduced to the port of Gallipoli ship “Blue Sky M.” the flag of Moldova, two weeks ago, bought from the Romanian by the company owner from Syria.
On board were 970 people, mostly Syrians. The unit probably steered smugglers of illegal immigrants who have left it on the high seas, leaving the autopilot enabled. One of the smugglers was arrested by Italian police.

The Italian media say about the new trend in the activities of smugglers. Since December, had four situations in which ships with immigrants are abandoned by the crew. A similar case occurred recently in Cyprus. The smugglers use the worn-cargo units, which bring aboard several hundred people, often without adequate supplies. After giving up the unit off the coast of one of the European countries, immigrants can expect to take over his ministry and eventually hit the refugee centers.

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Italy: rescued a ship with refugees, the crew escaped – Polish Radio