Turkish Cargo Ship Attacked by Irregular Migrants, San Marco Marine Brigade Neutralizes Hijackers – 15 Captured Hijackers of the Turkish Vessel

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The attempted seizure by armed assailants on the bridge of a Turkish cargo ship and the SOS launched by Turkish sailors. And shortly after the men of the San Marco Marine Brigade descending from helicopters to neutralize the group of irregular migrants who had attempted to hijack the ship. The special operation in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Naples, managed to avert the attack of about fifteen migrants, probably coming from the Middle Eastern route, who became pirates in a few moments.

They have all been traced immigrants on board the hijacked Turkish vessel: there are 15 people, 13 men and two women. Responding to questions from the financiers and agents of the Naples flying squad, they reported that they were of Syrian, Afghan and Iraqi nationality. Investigators are now working to figure out which of them took part in the hijacking.

The Turkish ship with 22 people on board which the hijacking was attempted did not dock in the port of Naples, but stopped in the harbor, not far from Castel dell’Ovo. At this stage, the task of the forces of order who have come on board is, by delegation from the Naples prosecutor’s office, to reconstruct the incident. The investigation will be delegated to the police station and the Guardia di Finanza. A police force device was deployed in the port area of ​​Naples. The situation is kept under control by the prefecture, for the aspects within its competence.

Coordinating the investigations into the hijacking attempt is Naples deputy prosecutor Enrica Parascandolo. The investigations, according to what has been learned, aim to shed light on what happened, first of all to determine the exact place where the seizure took place which will then determine the territorial jurisdiction of the investigators.

Crosetto: captured the hijackers of the Turkish ship

“The ship’s hijackers have been captured. Everything ended well.” Defense Minister Guido Crosetto wrote it on Twitter, adding: «My congratulations to the guys from the San Marco Battalion, the policemen and the financiers, who concluded a splendid operation in collaboration. Everyone for his part. Well done!».