DAttendees of the G-7 summit, which begins Thursday in southern Italy’s Apulia, are staying at a five-star beach hotel in Borgo Egnazia — something the 2,500 police officers sent to the region to secure the summit could only dream of: They were billeted on a run-down cruise ship, according to the police union COISP, in “terrible sanitary conditions.” conditions” were there. The ship has now been impounded.
“Mykonos Magic” in Brindisi Harbor
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The union said the ship was impounded “after several complaints” and police were put up in hotels. “Mykonos Magic,” anchored in Brindisi harbor, had unusable toilets, dilapidated showers and flooded cabins.
“La Repubblica” newspaper reported that the air conditioning was broken, cabins were leaking from the roof and officers had to queue for hours for cold food. Due to the heat and poor air conditioning, they also had to sleep with the cabin doors open.
According to police union SILF, 2,500 police officers lived “crammed like rats” on board. Security forces from across Italy were sent to Apulia for the three-day summit, which included Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden.
“Mykonos Magic” was previously operated by Costa Cruises and is now owned by Greek cruise company Seajets.
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