The Croatian Foreign Affairs and European Integration Ministry confirmed on Saturday that it received information about this case from the Croatian Embassy in Athens.
The Coral Sea, which has a crew of 26, sails under the flag of the Bahamas and is owned by a Belgian shipping company. It is used for the transport of tropical fruit from South America to the Mediterranean and was bound for the Croatian port of Rijeka.
Captain Laptalo and the ship's first officer were arrested and taken into custody. The investigation is to continue on Monday.