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24 July 2019 First night at the port of Misurata, Libya, for the 'Tramontana' fishing boat seized last night by Libyan soldiers.
On board there are seven crew members, five Mazara and two Tunisians.
The Farnesina is in constant contact with Ambassador Giuseppe Buccino, and asked him to "work promptly with the utmost effectiveness in order to ensure the correct treatment and rapid release of the crew and the boat".
The Italian fishing boat 'Tramontana' was seized by a Libyan patrol boat in the Gulf of Sirte in the sea area in front of the port of Misurata and belongs to the navy of Mazara del Vallo (Tp).
The Italian fishing boat seized by the Libyan Coast Guard was "inside Libyan territorial waters" and "did not have any authorization issued by the Libyan authorities".
It can be learned from the facebook page of the government operation Vulcano di Rabbia.
"The boat - adds the post - is now in the port of Misrata and an investigation has been opened on the crew members", five Italians and two Tunisians.
Since the beginning of the attack by Haftar's forces on Tripoli, government forces in the context of Operation Volcano di Rabbia have been patrolling Libyan territorial waters.
Since then, 128 checks have been carried out, four foreign fishing boats that entered territorial waters without permission have been seized and 2,200 illegal migrants intercepted.
The incident happened in the early afternoon yesterday and the report came through the crew of another fishing boat that was in the same area where a fishing trip was underway.
According to the reports received by the authorities, the Tramontana was boarded by a Libyan naval unit in the Gulf of Sirte.
Armed men would have boarded and the fishing boat was headed to a Libyan port in Misrata.
The fishing boat, according to what we learn, was returning to Sicily, in Licata