Early Thursday morning, the Portuguese navy detained two men, aged 23 and 24, who had secretly boarded the Portuguese merchant ship Westwind. The action, carried out jointly with the Maritime Police, the National Maritime Authority and the Judicial Police, was triggered by a distress signal from the captain of the ship. The entire crew was subjected to “serious threats to their lives and the safety of the ship,” the Portuguese Navy said in a statement.
Undocumented citizens boarded the ship on June 8 in the port of Izmir, Turkey, and from the moment they were discovered, they showed “uncooperation with the ship’s management.”
“On the sea route between Turkey and Portuguese territorial waters, the ship’s commander requested successive requests for support and assistance to proceed with the disembarkation of the two stowaways, steps which, despite persistence, were not received from different countries,” the advances reported.
The SP carried out searches on the ship, which led to the identification of two suspects for crimes related to infringement on the safety of water transport, illegal entry into a place closed to the public, aggravated threat and illegal stay in the country. The detainees will appear in court this Friday.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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