Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and Odesa border guards have freed people earlier taken hostage during a revolt onboard a Turkish vessel, the SBU press service said.On September 4, an SOS signal was received from a boat flying the Turkish flag. The cargo vessel was carrying metal structures from Mykolaiv, Ukraine to Jordan.at about midnight, two crewmembers started to fight onboard the vessel and stabbed four of their colleagues. Of those four, three are in a moderately grave condition. Having done that, the perpetrators cut off the power on the boat and took five people hostage. Part of the crew barricaded themselves in, seeking shelter from the assailants," the SBU press service said.After holding an emergency meeting with the participation of representatives of the State Border Guard Service, the Emergency Situations Ministry and the Yuzhny port administration, the SBU antiterrorist headquarters for the Odesa region decided to use force in order to release the captured crewmembers.
The storming of the Turkish boat was successful and members of the Alfa special-forces unit freed hostages and detained 'rebels'.
