MN: ATLANTIC OF THE 41ST STORM LOCATES BARCONI

The BR-1150 Atlantic aircraft of the 41st Stormtrooper Squadron detected two boats with people on board during the patrol. During the patrol, the various sensors and surveillance devices on board the aircraft detected two fishing boats with people on board that were proceeding, slowly and in apparent good conditions of navigability, towards the Sicilian coast. The sightings were immediately communicated to the operational center of the Naval Command in Capo della Squadra Navale (CINCNAV) of the Navy to activate any rescue operations. The patrol and the control of one of the two boats continued the following day until the arrival of the rescue operations with naval aircraft of the Navy. Since October 20, 2013, the date of the start of the activities of the 41st Stormtrooper Squadron in Sigonella in support of Operation Mare Nostrum, the Atlantic has already carried out more than 100 missions in the Mediterranean, totaling more than 600 flight hours.