The deep sea patrol boat ITS Cigala Fulgosi (which is part of the European operation to control the embargo to Libya) boarded on Wednesday (2.12) a container ship of the Turkish company Medkon Lines, MV Medkon Gemlik. The ship, flying the Panamanian flag, was then on the high seas, about 130 nautical miles north of the port of Benghazi. He had left the port of Borusan (Turkey) on November 20, and was heading for Misrata (Libya).
An inspection in cooperation with the crew
The boarding apparently took place both by sea and by air. After dropping off a man by helicopter, the six soldiers of the visiting team, having boarded an RHIB-type inflatable boat, arrived on the merchant vessel. An inspection carried out under the “ cooperative (2), with the agreement of the master of the vessel and the flag State.
A good atmosphere
The procedure took place no problem ". And the boarding took place in an atmosphere of good cooperation between the captain and the crew, we insist on the side of Irini's HQ. Supporting photo.
The crew of the Gemlik with some members of the visiting team (credit: EUNAVFOR Med Irini)
nothing suspicious
The boarding party checked " the documents available on board and inspected the cargo ". " Nothing suspicious was found » and the ship was « declared free to continue his journey “says the press release of the operation. This is the sixth boarding activity since the beginning of the operation.
Chief editor of the B2 site. Graduated in European law from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and listener to the 65th session of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale. Journalist since 1989, founded B2 - Bruxelles2 in 2008. EU/NATO correspondent in Brussels for Sud-Ouest (previously West-France and France-Soir).
