The Costa Allegra protected by French and Italian soldiers against pirates (Maj)

(B2) The Costa Allegra, this cruise ship of the Costa company, which drifts off the Seychelles after a fire in the engine room, is doubly protected against the risk of piracy.

On board the cruise ship is indeed on board a team of Italian soldiers from the San Marco regiment. A rule now for any ship flying the Italian flag that cruises in a risk area. And on board the two Breton tuna boats, the Talenduic and the Trevignon, which came to the rescue of the ship to tow it to Mahé, the island of Seychelles, there is an onboard protection team of seven French marines from Lorient . The Seychelles Coast Guard is ready to take over. And the boat is regularly observed from the air by maritime patrol aircraft. That should be enough...