[Newsbot]

Title: Smugglers putting migrant ships on autopilot in dangerous new tactic
Category: World
Posted By: Strutz
Date: 2015-01-02 16:28:07

[andyt]

The Icelandic Coast Guard operating in the Mediterranean?

[Jabberwalker]

I saw some penguins do that to a container ship that was on its way to Madagascar, once.

[martin14]

It's because whoever is staffing the boats now gets arrested.

Of course, it's not worth their trouble, but the Italians now have to risk their own lives
to intervene.

Just sink the damn boats, end of problem.