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Photos from Aircraft involved in rescue mission to evacuate people trapped on burning ferry

December 28, 2014 David Cenciotti 0

Italian and Greek military and coast guard aircraft, helicopters and boats are battling strong winds and massive waves to rescue 478 people trapped on a burning ferry adrift between Italy and Albania. A complex rescue […]

Italian Coast Guard base Catania Fontanarossa unveiled

September 17, 2012 Carlo D. 1

On Aug. 31, 2012, the 2° Nucleo Aereo (Flight Group) of the Guardia Costiera (Coast Guard), based at the Catania-Fontanarossa airport (next to the famous trans-Mediterranean international hub), changed his Commanding Officer. With a simple […]