ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – Guardia Costiera rescues 450 immigrants – 23.03.2023
Today Thursday 23rd March, 2023 the Italian Coast Guard (Guardia Costiera) rescued 450 illegal immigrants aboard a fishing vessel flying a Libyan Flag on her bow 100 miles east of Siracusa under the coordination or RCC Catania. The fishing vessel , in precarious navigable conditions, was reached and rescued by the Diciotti Class offshore patrol […]
Casualties – Fire on cargo ship BELLATRIX off Sicily – 08.04.2020
On Wednesday 8th April, 2020 morning the Italian Coast Guard (Guardia Costiera) received a mayday distress call from the Russian flag general cargo ship BELLATRIX with fire on board. BELLATRIX was more than 180 miles southeast of Catania, when she launched the distress call for a fire which was out of control in the engine […]
