Four men have been arrested after special forces stormed a cargo ship off the UK's coast, where a group of stowaway migrants had threatened staff on-board.
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Special Boat Service (SBS) operatives from Sabre Squadron fast-roped from helicopters on to the ship, which had been sailing in the Thames Estuary, sources told Sky's defence and security correspondent Alistair Bunkall.
The operation lasted around 25 minutes and no one on-board was injured.
Essex Police said the vessel was taken to the Port of Tilbury and four men have been arrested under the Immigration Act.
The ship arrived at just after 4.20am on Saturday, according to MarineTraffic.com.
Officers boarded the 236-metre long cargo ship, called the Grande Tema, shortly after 11pm on Friday.
Its operator, Grimaldi Lines, had earlier reported that four stowaways armed with iron tubes had called for the crew to navigate closer to the coast.
The company's spokesman Paul Kyprianou told Sky News: "The vessel was coming from Nigeria... They managed to escape from the cabin and started threatening the crew, requesting to have the vessel navigate very close to the coast.
I'll do what I like and you'll have to deal with it
Lincoln Nguyen
Should have ventilated all the nogs and kept it silent
Tyler Gutierrez
>armed with iron tubes Do they not teach singlestick?
Gabriel Roberts
*sniggers* the newspaper forgot to mention that the four arrested men were then taken ashore and given asylum.
Evan Evans
Did it mean to actually say the SBS took the crew out because they were actually deporting the migrants? SBS was keeping them in england
Brayden Cook
The guys with iron pipes probably surrendered the second they saw dudes with guns
Tyler Gomez
Impressive
Truly Britain has shown that the British is a worthwhile ally of China. The fact that great Freedom and Independence is valued in the United Kingdom shows that America cannot instill American value of debauchery and fear into British citizens.
Robert Bell
You mean arrested, sent to a holding facility and will shortly be deported
Logan Thomas
>special boat service >inserts via helicopter What did they mean by this?
Then call her Majestys special helicopter to bring the special helicopter service you fucking dunce
Justin Phillips
Why are all these films on British special forces always so shit, uninspired and deliberately rushed Who Dares Wins The one that got away Bravo two zero All could've been great
Isaiah Williams
Why do Brits look so fucking inbred, I live in bumfuck Oklahoma and atleast here it seems they keep it between their distant cousins but fuck Britain, are y'all fucking your parents?
Isaac Brooks
>Sabre Squadron I thought that was an SAS thing?
Caleb Martinez
Sabre is just the generic name of a bong special forces squadron, I think it's 60 men.
>I live in bumfuck Oklahoma Where y’all my boy? >shady 580 here
Joshua Thompson
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Brandon Powell
>dirtybird My fuckin condolences man
Christopher Price
They dropped a boat from a chinook onto the target boat, then after drinking and lots of swearing they got the job done. >eat fookin shit m8
Jayden Jenkins
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So yes, but honestly, appearance is more tied to clean living than it is genetics. Smoking, drinking, and being unhealthy in general is bad for you.
Leo Martin
Anything you can tell me about the area? I actually just graduated from high school in Houston and moved out here on my own
