Albania navy ship – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Sun, 22 Oct 2023 10:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Defence Minister: Albanian Navy’s “Butrinti” patrol vessel seizes rubber boat with 34 migrants in Aegean https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/10/22/defence-minister-albanian-navys-butrinti-patrol-vessel-seizes-rubber-boat-with-34-migrants-in-aegean/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/10/22/defence-minister-albanian-navys-butrinti-patrol-vessel-seizes-rubber-boat-with-34-migrants-in-aegean/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2023 10:00:28 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=218252 TIRANA, Oct 22 /ATA/ –  The Albanian Navy’s ALS “Butrinti” patrol vessel contributes providing a valuable contribution to security of the Alliance’s territorial waters.

Defence Minister Niko Peleshi shared Sunday images of an operation conducted by the Albanian crew to seize a rubber boat with 34 irregular migrants off the international waters.

“Part of the NATO-led mission Sea Guardian, Albanian Navy’s ‘Butrinti’ vessel’s crew detected another rubber boat with 34 illegal migrants on board, including 10 women, one child, mainly from Yemen, Sudan and Syria,” Defence Minister said.

Peleshi said that the illegal migrants were handed over to the Turkish and Greel coastal guards.

ALS “Butrinti” patrol vessel is assigned to under the maritime mission with NATO as part of the international efforts to stop illegal trafficking and migration in the Aegean Sea.

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