An oil tanker hijacked in the Mediterranean Sea by migrants has been escorted to Malta after armed forces restored control to the captain.
“We do not shirk responsibility despite our size,” he said, pledging to follow international rules.
The ship had been heading toward Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa and the island nation of Malta when Maltese forces intercepted it. Maltese armed forces established communications with the captain while the ship was still 30 nautical miles off shore.The captain said he was not in control of the vessel “and that he and his crew were being forced and threatened by a number of migrants to proceed to Malta,” the armed forces said. No details were given of what force and threats were used.
The special team that restored control to the captain was backed by a patrol vessel, two fast interceptor craft and a helicopter. The Turkish oil tanker El Hiblu 1, which was hijacked by migrants, harbored in Senglea, Malta, on Thursday.Humanitarian organizations say that migrants are mistreated and even tortured in Libya, and have protested protocols to return migrants rescued offshore to the lawless northern African nation. Meanwhile, both Italy and Malta have
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