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Ship taken back from migrants arrives in Malta

A tanker in Malta was re-taken by the armed forces after it was hijacked by migrants it had rescued at sea. The group had hijacked the Turkish oil tanker El Hiblu 1 after it rescued them in the Mediterranean Sea, and forced the crew to put the Libya-bound vessel on a course north toward Europe.

Oil tanker El Hiblu 1
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Published : Mar 28, 2019, 7:35 PM IST

Senglea: A tanker, that was hijacked by migrants it had rescued at sea, arrived in a Maltese port on Thursday, after armed forces restored control to the captain.

Oil tanker El Hiblu 1

Armed military personnel stood guard on the ship's deck, and a dozen or so migrants were also visible, as the vessel docked at Boiler Wharf in the city of Senglea in Valletta's Grand Harbour.

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Several police vans were lined up on shore to take custody of the migrants for investigation.

Authorities in Italy and Malta on Wednesday said that the group had hijacked the Turkish oil tanker El Hiblu 1 after it rescued them in the Mediterranean Sea, and forced the crew to put the Libya-bound vessel on a course north toward Europe.

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Malta has put the number of migrants rescued at 108 but the Italian Interior minister said the ship had rescued 120.

The ship had been heading toward Italy's southernmost island of Lampedusa and the island of Malta when Maltese forces intercepted it.

Senglea: A tanker, that was hijacked by migrants it had rescued at sea, arrived in a Maltese port on Thursday, after armed forces restored control to the captain.

Oil tanker El Hiblu 1

Armed military personnel stood guard on the ship's deck, and a dozen or so migrants were also visible, as the vessel docked at Boiler Wharf in the city of Senglea in Valletta's Grand Harbour.

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Several police vans were lined up on shore to take custody of the migrants for investigation.

Authorities in Italy and Malta on Wednesday said that the group had hijacked the Turkish oil tanker El Hiblu 1 after it rescued them in the Mediterranean Sea, and forced the crew to put the Libya-bound vessel on a course north toward Europe.

Also Read:Malham Cave crowned longest salt cave in the world

Malta has put the number of migrants rescued at 108 but the Italian Interior minister said the ship had rescued 120.

The ship had been heading toward Italy's southernmost island of Lampedusa and the island of Malta when Maltese forces intercepted it.

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Senglea, Malta - 28 March 2019
1. Wide of oil tanker El Hiblu 1, which was hijacked by migrants, docked at port
2. Pan right from dock to armed forces onboard tanker
3. Wide of tanker
4. Various of armed forces and migrants onboard
5. Tanker's name reading (English) "El Hiblu 1"
6. Various of boats
7. People onboard tanker
8. Wide of tanker
9. Armed guard in front of migrants on deck
10. Wide of tanker
STORYLINE:
A Maltese special operations team on Thursday boarded a tanker that had been hijacked by migrants rescued at sea, and returned control to the captain, before escorting it to a Maltese port.
Armed military personnel stood guard on the ship's deck, and a dozen or so migrants were also visible, as the vessel docked at Boiler Wharf in the city of Senglea in Valletta's Grand Harbour.
Several police vans were lined up on shore to take custody of the migrants for investigation.
Authorities in Italy and Malta on Wednesday said that the group had hijacked the Turkish oil tanker El Hiblu 1 after it rescued them in the Mediterranean Sea, and forced the crew to put the Libya-bound vessel on a course north toward Europe.
Malta has put the number of migrants rescued at 108.
The ship had been heading toward Italy's southernmost island of Lampedusa and the island of Malta when Maltese forces intercepted it.
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