Italian Navy Stops 16 Traffickers. Saves 300 Immigrants

During this operation, which employed the Italian Navy’s frigate Maestrale (F570) and the Comandante Borsini (P491) patrol vessel, over 300 African illegal immigrants were rescued.

Two boats used in the illegal ops, together with the smugglers, will be transferred to Augusta and handed over to the judicial authorities.

This action occurred off the Sicilian coast and was a part of the Operation Mare Nostrum.

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Naval Today Staff, October 03, 2014; Image: Italian Navy