Coast guard officers transported 193 illegal immigrants to shore Thursday after being spotted on a cargo ship off the island of Crete.
The Merchant Marine Ministry also said one man was found dead on the Silver Wave cargo ship, while seven people were arrested on smuggling charges. The ship had no flag. The immigrants, carrying no travel documents, said they were from Iraq and had sailed from Lebanon. One of the 193 migrants was hospitalized for observation.
Banned carge bound for Iran held in UAE
The United Arab Emirates has impounded the cargo of a vessel bound for Iran after discovering that "hazardous materials" aboard contravened UN sanctions placed on the Islamic republic to curtail its nuclear development programme.
In a further ratcheting up of the UAE's determination to curb misuse of its ports, an official there confirmed that the cargo, detained for testing last month, contained materials banned by UN Security Council resolutions 1737 and 1747, while the purchaser of the materials had also been barred by the same resolutions.
But he declined to identify the contents of the cargo or the Iranian company that had ordered the materials.
Iraq to Lebanon to Crete.
Duly noted and thank you Mama Dearest.