the long wait of relatives at the dock of the port

A Mazara del Vallo (Trapani) is a party on the arrival of fishermen released after 108 days of captivity in Libya. The fishermen arrived shortly after 10 in the morning, despite the heavy rains that have fallen on the area since early today, aboard the two fishing boats ‘Antartide’ and ‘Medinea’. In the dock of the port, the relatives wait for them under the viewpoints set up by the Port Authority.

Fishermen from Mazara, the images of the departure from Libya: published after 108 days

“Divided and kept in a cage in the dark”

The mermaid

Announced by the siren of a patrol boat, the Medinea and Antarctic fishing boats are entering through the hatch of the New Port of Mazara del Vallo, transporting on board the 18 fishermen captured in Libya and released last Thursday after 108 days in captivity. The two ships left Benghazi around 1am on Friday and sailed for just under 60 hours. The family and the authorities await them at the pier. After the visit, which will be carried out on board by a doctor. The sailors will undergo a double swab at the viewpoints installed in the port.

The landing

The two boats Medinea and Antarctica landed on the dock, to the sound of the sirens of some fishing boats. On the edge of the dock, protected by umbrellas, the sailors’ families line up jumping for joy. Now a doctor will come on board and then the fishermen will be swabs. The tests will be carried out by four health workers from the Usca del Asp de Trapani.

Last dinner on board offered by the Italian Navy

Last dinner on the fishing boats, yesterday afternoon, before the landing in Mazara del Vallo (Trapani) scheduled for this morning at 10 am for the 18 fishermen released on Thursday in Libya. The dinner was offered by the Navy and by the crew of the ship “Carlo Margottini” that has been escorting the two fishing boats for two days. Along with dinner came a note with the words “Welcome home.”

Waiting for the hug

There are those who arrive in suits, those who have fresh hair despite the torrential rain. There is excitement and a lot of excitement in the new port of Mazara del Vallo (Trapani) where the two Mazara fishing boats launched on Thursday morning in Libya are expected. All the relatives have already arrived. “I can’t wait to hug my son,” says Anna Giacalone. «I am not in the skin – adds – these days never happened. Finally here we are. “It has been raining continuously for hours in Mazara. The reporters were transferred under roundabouts. Family members are the only ones allowed.

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