Skipper tries to extort Americans

(ANSA) - Naples, September 23 - A boat skipper was cited for attempted extortion and bodily harm after he took two American tourists from a hotel out to sea, then demanded 50 euros to bring them back.
    The two, a mother and son, dove into the water and swam 40 meters to the shore, where hotel staff rescued them and took them to hospital.
    They were given 15 and 20 days' prognoses.
    Police tracked down the skipper, a 33-year-old from the town of Piano di Sorrento, finding him in a state of drunkenness.
    The incident took place yesterday evening off the seaside town of Castellammare di Stabia in the Bay of Naples.
    The tourists left Italy this morning.