Cap Anamur controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
Back to profile2 entries
2009
Acquittal in the Cap Anamur rescue trial
The Agrigento court acquitted all three defendants after a multi-year proceeding, ruling that the rescue operation and delivery of survivors to a safe port did not constitute a crime.
2004
Cap Anamur ship impoundment and arrests in Italy
After rescuing 37 people from a sinking vessel and disembarking them in Sicily, Cap Anamur director Elias Bierdel, Captain Stefan Schmidt, and a third defendant faced allegations of facilitating irregular immigration. The ship was impounded and the case generated diplomatic controversy.