Rescued by the Italian coastguard, the Ezadeen happened last night in the Calabrian port of Corigliano in Italy with some 450 migrants. Men women and children. They would all be of Syrian origin, according to Italian media.
The vessel registered in Sierra Leone was spotted Thursday night. He had apparently been abandoned by the crew, as was the cargo ship M Blue Sky beating Moldovan flag with 760 passengers, migrants were rescued Wednesday by the Italian Navy.
The Ezadeen left a port in Turkey, according to the Italian Coast Guard. But according marinetraffic.com site, he would have left the east coast of Cyprus under Turkish control after leaving Tartous in Syria.
Members of the Italian coast guard had been deposited on the ship by helicopter in the night of Thursday to Friday to oversee towing.
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