Italian Defense Minister Guido Cruzito announced on Friday the success of the intervention of his country's forces to free a Turkish ship seized by irregular migrants. Special forces carried out an airdrop on the ship using two helicopters, while police carried out a naval landing operation in the Gulf of Naples.
The Turkish-flagged Galata Seawise sailed from Topcular on June 7 to Sete, southern France, and will arrive on Saturday, according to Italian media. The ship's crew told it they hid in the engine and living rooms to protect themselves from intruders.