Italy has thanked Turkey for intercepting a cargo ship carrying mostly Syrian migrants.<br /><br /> The Turkish coastguard fired on the engine room to prevent the ship from fleeing. <br /><br /> The authorities found 337 people, including 85 children and 68 women, inside the Turkish-flagged vessel, which ignored calls to stop in the Dardanelles Strait.<br /><br /> They were taken ashore at Gelibolu for questioning and health checks.<br /><br /> Reports in Turkish media cited increased cooperation between Italy and Turkey to prevent “ghost ships” from illegally carrying migrants to Italy.
