In 2005, a Tunisian passenger plane ended up in the sea as it was forced to make an emergency landing off the coast of Sicily.

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Marine archaeologists working on a wreck off the coast of Sicily have discovered five large cannon from a British ship, believed to have sunk in a major battle with Spanish galleons.

BBC: British cannon from Battle of Cape Passaro found off Sicily

In addition to stalling projects in the Adriatic Sea and off the coast of Sicily, opponents successfully introduced a national ban on offshore efforts within five nautical miles of the Italian shore.

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