Shipwreck in Tunisia, at least 35 dead
A new shipwreck is reported in the waters of the central Mediterranean. This was announced by the Afroplanete.com site according to which a boat with 49 people on board sank off the Tunisian coast, and at least 35 people would have lost their lives, while 15 would have been rescued. According to the same source, the sinking of the boat was caused by "strong waves, which made it difficult for the passengers and crew to move and remove the water from the boat". Still no confirmation from the Tunisian authorities.
The Chief of Staff, Enrico Credendino, says that the number of ships and boats had never been seen before, he defines it as "impressive", which exposes it to a "high risk of accident", among other things already close to a few weeks does. The admiral speaks in hearing to the parliamentary defense and foreign commissions, and renews the fears already expressed in recent months: "The immediate effects on our security of the war in Ukraine have reverberated once again on the sea", explains the head of state major, for which "the Russians have an aggressive attitude that was not usual in the Mediterranean and was previously evident only in the Baltic". The increase in Moscow's ships is "at a level not seen even at the time of the Cold War".
The increase begins when the conflict in Syria assumes gigantic dimensions: until 2015 in the Mediterranean there was only one Russian ship, involved in logistics, using a small base in Syria in Tartus, while today that base has grown and can accommodate many ships. From 2015 to today, the number of ships in the Mediterranean has increased: up to a few weeks ago there were 18 Russian boats, 15 ships and three submarines, including a ballistic submarine (there are a total of 25 in the Black Sea). After a year of activity, some had to return and there are currently about ten. Of course - Credendino points out - it is not a direct threat to the national territory but the possibility of an accident is real and when it happens "you never know where you might end up".
