The Essex police confirmed the incident citing a call from the ship’s crew which had been received at 9.15 a.m. on Friday, December 21.
According to various media reports, the men were armed with iron bars and were demanding to be taken closer to the shore. However, the crew managed to lock themselves into a room for safety reasons until the special forces came on board.
“The vessel was boarded and secured shortly after 11 p.m. on December 21,” the police said, adding that the ship was brought into dock at the Port of Tilbury. “Four men have been detained under the Immigration Act.”
The police said that the incident was not related to terrorism or piracy.
The charged men are all due to appear at Magistrates’ Court on Monday, December 24. The police added that no-one on board the vessel had been injured in the incident.
在靠近埃塞克斯和肯特的邊界之後，皇家海軍的特種部隊襲擊了位於泰晤士河口的Grimaldi船隻Grand Tema，四名二十多歲的偷渡者被拘留並被指控毆打，擔心這些人可能對船員造成危險安全。
埃塞克斯警方在12月21日星期五上午9點15分收到了船員的電話，證實了這起事件。
據各種媒體報導，這些人手持鐵棒，要求靠近岸邊。然而，為了安全起見，船員設法將自己鎖在一個房間裡，直到特種部隊登船。
“這艘船在12月21日晚上11點之後不久靠岸並獲得了安全保障，”警方說，並補充說這艘船被帶到了蒂爾伯里港。“根據”移民法“，有四名男子被拘留。
警方表示，這起事件與恐怖主義或海盜行為無關。
被指控的男子將於12月24日星期一在裁判法院出庭。警方補充說，該事件中船上沒有人受傷。
Information source: World Maritime News Staff , Image Courtesy: MARINE TRAFFIC
