They’d been alerted by a distress call by a passenger.
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An Italian naval frigate and helicopter responded to that passenger’s call for help.
The captain of the Moldovan-flagged vessel assured them the ship was not in distress and didn’t need help.
But as it approached the heel of boot-shaped Italy, it was boarded by six coast guard officals.
They couldn’t find any crew and avoided disaster by interrupting the programme that would have sent the ship crashing ashore.
They’re having to unblock the motor to bring the ship safely to port.

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