A Libyan motor launch on Tuesday
seized an Italian trawler in the Gulf of Sirte, the Italian
foreign ministry said.
It said Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi had instructed
Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Buccino to "work promptly with the
utmost efficacy to ensure the correct treatment and rapid
release of the crew members and the vessel (the Tramontana),
which has been forced to head for Misrata".
The ministry added: "the reasons for the seizure are still
not clear, likely linked to fishing activities, in waters which
are defined as high risk and therefore warned against by the
Interministerial Committee for the Safety of Transport and
Infrastructure".
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