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One helicopter and two planes over Ragusa's coasts after clandestines shipwreck

Ragusa, Italy - Nine clandestines killed due to stormy sea

They were travelling on a 16-meter wood boat coming from Lybia presumably: it was signalled last evening by Malta’s authorities at 32 miles from Sicily. But the ship grounded because of the bad conditions of the sea: survivors would be 117 to date. Nine instead the clandestines killed: the fate of the others depends on researches operated by an Italian Navy helicopter, a Coast Guard plane and motor p...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 131323
Rome, Italy, 11/18/2005 16:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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