LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters)– British pressures stormed an Italian freight ship on Friday as well as gained back control after stowaways intimidated staff participants as it cruised near to the shore of southeastEngland

Police stated no one was harmed in the procedure.

The Sun paper stated the rescue was led by participants of the navy’s elite Special Boat Service.

Four stowaways had actually intimidated staff on the ship, the Grande Tema, a representative for the watercraft’s driver, Grimaldi Lines, stated.

Four guys were restrained under Britain’s migration regulations as well as the vessel was being taken securely to the port of Tilbury, cops stated in a declaration.

Sky News stated the stowaways were thought to have actually boarded the ship in Nigeria as well as had actually required to be required to the English shore, intimidating the staff with iron bars.

Earlier, cops stated they did not believe the occurrence in the Thames Estuary was piracy or terrorism-related.

Police initially participated in the occurrence at 0900 GMT on Friday as well as the procedure was wrapped up regarding 14 hrs later on.

The BBC stated the staff had actually secured themselves in the vessel’s bridge for safety and security. (Reporting by William Schomberg Editing by James Dalgleish as well as Rosalba O’Brien)

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