Malta says its navy has seized control of a tanker ship hijacked by migrants in the Mediterranean, according to a government statement.
A special operations unit was dispatched to board and secure the vessel.
The tanker, with crew and migrants onboard, was escorted to Boiler Wharf in Valletta harbour, southeastern Malta, where police will carry out « further investigations. »
The vessel rescued 108 migrants off the coast of Libya, according to Reuters.
They hijacked the ship when the captain made clear that he would return them to the country, the news agency added.
