U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-KY) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) listen to a speaker during a medal ceremony for World War Two Merchant Marines on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Former Merchant Marine David Yoho, 94, speaks during a medal ceremony for World War Two Merchant Marines on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), listen as former Merchant Marine David Yoho speaks during a medal ceremony for World War Two Merchant Marines on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reacts after passing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA) during a medal ceremony for World War Two Merchant Marines on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a medal ceremony for World War Two Merchant Marines on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao greets an audience member during a medal ceremony for World War Two Merchant Marines on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a medal ceremony for World War Two Merchant Marines on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao greets an audience member during a medal ceremony for World War Two Merchant Marines on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) listens in during a medal ceremony for World War Two Merchant Marines beside House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, (R-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) listens in during a medal ceremony for World War Two Merchant Marines beside House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, (R-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

An employee monitors at the Fleet Control Center of Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) in Busan, South Korea, July 1, 2021. Picture taken on July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

People fish in front of a Hyundai Merchant Marine container ship at Kaohsiung Port, Taiwan August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Arthur Hurd, husband of Emanuel Church shooting victim Cynthia Hurd, stands outside his home in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. June 15, 2016. Hurd hasn't been able to return to his work as a merchant marine and is still on grievance leave almost a year after the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church that killed nine people. "I survived it," he said. "But did I really?" REUTERS/Randall Hill 

Arthur Hurd, husband of Emanuel Church shooting victim Cynthia Hurd, sits beside a portrait of his wife at his home in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. June 15, 2016. Hurd hasn't been able to return to his work as a merchant marine and is still on grievance leave almost a year after the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church that killed nine people. "I survived it," he said. "But did I really?" REUTERS/Randall Hill 

Arthur Hurd, husband of Emanuel Church shooting victim Cynthia Hurd, holds a flag presented in memory of his wife in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. June 15, 2016. Hurd hasn't been able to return to his work as a merchant marine and is still on grievance leave almost a year after the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church that killed nine people. "I survived it," he said. "But did I really?" REUTERS/Randall Hill 

American Merchant Mariners' Memorial is seen as the wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan arrives in New York Harbor to mark the beginning of Fleet Week in New York City, U.S., May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

Passenger ships are moored at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, November 2, 2015. Greek seamen are on a 48-hour strike, protesting government policies affecting their sector, according to the Greek Seamen Federation (PNO) and Greek Merchant Marine Sailors Union (PENEN). REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis 

A man looks at his mobile phone as he sits next to a moored passenger ship at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, November 2, 2015. Greek seamen are on a 48-hour strike, protesting government policies affecting their sector, according to the Greek Seamen Federation (PNO) and Greek Merchant Marine Sailors Union (PENEN). REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis 

A man sits next to a moored passenger ship at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, November 2, 2015. Greek seamen are on a 48-hour strike, protesting government policies affecting their sector, according to the Greek Seamen Federation (PNO) and Greek Merchant Marine Sailors Union (PENEN). REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis 

A man walks past a moored passenger ship at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, November 2, 2015. Greek seamen are on a 48-hour strike, protesting government policies affecting their sector, according to the Greek Seamen Federation (PNO) and Greek Merchant Marine Sailors Union (PENEN). REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis 

A U.S. merchant marine officer is seen in the U.S. MV Cape Ray ship docked during a media tour at the naval airbase in Rota, near Cadiz, southern Spain April 10, 2014. Former container vessel Cape Ray, docked in southern Spain, has been fitted out with at least $10 million of gear to let it take on about 560 metric tonnes of Syria's most dangerous chemical agents and sail them out to sea, said officials. Experts on board a cargo ship transformed into a multi-million dollar chemical weapons destroyer said on Thursday they were ready to start working on Syria's stock of toxic arms in the middle of the Mediterranean as early as May. Now they just have to hope the weather holds and Damascus delivers on time. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo (SPAIN - Tags: MILITARY MARITIME CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT) 

A U.S. merchant marine (R) officer and marine officer are seen in the U.S. MV Cape Ray ship docked at the naval airbase in Rota, near Cadiz, southern Spain April 10, 2014. Former container vessel Cape Ray, docked in southern Spain, has been fitted out with at least $10 million of gear to let it take on about 560 metric tonnes of Syria's most dangerous chemical agents and sail them out to sea, said officials. Experts on board a cargo ship transformed into a multi-million dollar chemical weapons destroyer said on Thursday they were ready to start working on Syria's stock of toxic arms in the middle of the Mediterranean as early as May. Now they just have to hope the weather holds and Damascus delivers on time. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo (SPAIN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MARITIME) 

A U.S. merchant marine officer is seen in the FDHS Field Deployable Hidrolysis System of the U.S. MV Cape Ray ship docked at the naval airbase in Rota, near Cadiz, southern Spain April 10, 2014. Former container vessel Cape Ray, docked in southern Spain, has been fitted out with at least $10 million of gear to let it take on about 560 metric tonnes of Syria's most dangerous chemical agents and sail them out to sea, said officials. Experts on board a cargo ship transformed into a multi-million dollar chemical weapons destroyer said on Thursday they were ready to start working on Syria's stock of toxic arms in the middle of the Mediterranean as early as May. Now they just have to hope the weather holds and Damascus delivers on time. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo (SPAIN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MARITIME) 

Buskers play music instruments on a street in Culiacan February 27, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 27, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY) 

Mausoleums are seen at the cemetery in Culiacan February 25, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY) 

A poster showing a man holding a weapon is displayed at a grave site at the cemetery in Culiacan February 25, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY) 

Young men sit together as they visit the grave of a friend's father at the cemetery in Culiacan February 25, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY) 

A young man plays an accordion while visiting the tomb of a friend's father in Culiacan February 25, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY) 

A woman walks with her pet parrot inside the shrine of Jesus Malverde in Culiacan February 24, 2014. Jesus Malverde is considered a local Robin Hood, who according to legend, robbed from corrupt officials and then gave to the poor in the early 1900s. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY ANIMALS RELIGION) 

Members of a band record a narcocorrido in downtown Culiacan February 25, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) 

People have breakfast at a food stand in Culiacan February 25, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY FOOD) 

Children run in a race during a physical education class at a school in La Tuna February 26, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY EDUCATION) 

The houses of the mother and the grandmother of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman are seen amidst the mountains in La Tuna February 26, 2014. Mexican kingpin Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY) 

Police officers patrol an area surrounding the mayor's office in La Tuna February 26, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY) 

Two armed men ride a motorcycle on a road in La Tuna February 26, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY) 

Youths sit on their motorcycles outside a store in La Tuna February 26, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY) 

A store owner pulls the shutters over his store in Culiacan February 27, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 27, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY) 

Youths laugh and chat while sitting on their motorcycles outside a store in La Tuna February 26, 2014. Mexican kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, arrested last weekend, started life in the village of La Tuna high in the sierra of Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa. Marijuana and the poppies used for opium have been grown here for decades, fueling the rise of successive dynasties of famous drug lords. Guzman, known by his nickname "Chapo" (or "Shorty"), was arrested on Saturday when Mexican marines stormed a condominium in the beach resort of Mazatlan. For many of the youngsters growing up in the surrounding hillsides, Guzman is a role model and a hero, holding out hope for a life of power, women and wealth in a land where the only alternative for many is to toil in the fields or join the vast informal economy of street merchants. To match Feature MEXICO-DRUGS/GUZMAN Picture taken February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST DRUGS SOCIETY) 

A Hamburg Sud ship carrying containers arrives as the Hyundai Merchant Marine container terminal is seen in the background at the Busan New Port in Busan, about 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Seoul, August 8, 2013. South Korean export growth in August picked up more than expected to the fastest in seven months, data showed on September 1, 2013, suggesting gathering momentum for the trade-dependent economy amid signs of stabilisation in advanced countries. Picture taken August 8, 2013. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: BUSINESS MARITIME) 

Medals are seen on World War Two merchant marine veteran James Van Splunder of Holland, New York at a ceremony on Memorial Day at the World War II Memorial in Washington May 27, 2013. The memorial honors U.S. servicemen who served during World War Two, the more than 400,000 who died, and the millions who supported the war effort from home. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY ANNIVERSARY) 

World War Two merchant marine veteran James Van Splunder of Holland, New York attends a ceremony on Memorial Day at the World War II Memorial in Washington May 27, 2013. The memorial honors U.S. servicemen who served during World War Two, the more than 400,000 who died, and the millions who supported the war effort from home. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY ANNIVERSARY) 

World War Two merchant marine veteran James Van Splunder of Holland, New York salutes during a ceremony on Memorial Day at the World War II Memorial in Washington May 27, 2013. The memorial honors U.S. servicemen who served during World War Two, the more than 400,000 who died, and the millions who supported the war effort from home. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY ANNIVERSARY) 

A young girl empties a bucket filled with crabs to be viewed by a merchant in the slum area of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince June 28, 2012. In one of the most impoverished and violent slums in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, a number of residents of Cite Soleil have found fishing to be their only dignified means of survival. Picture taken June 28, 2012. REUTERS/Swoan Parker (HAITI - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY) 

Indian police personnel walk down from the Napoli-registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, which is anchored at outer sea, as the ship prepares to sail out from the southern Indian city of Kochi May 5, 2012. Enrica Lexie was detained off the Kerala coast since February 15, 2012 after its Italian mariners, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, opened fire on a fishing boat, which they mistook for pirate vessel, killing two innocent Indian fishermen, local media reported. The incident triggered a fierce diplomatic row, with Italy accusing India of breaching its territorial jurisdiction by arresting the marines in international waters. Picture taken May 5, 2012. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: CRIME LAW MARITIME POLITICS) 

Salvatore Girone (centre L) and Latorre Massimiliano (3rd R), members of the navy security team of Napoli registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, sit in a police vehicle after they appeared before a court at Kollam in the southern Indian state of Kerala March 5, 2012. Indian authorities last month arrested two marines, Latorre and Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

Salvatore Girone (C) and Latorre Massimiliano (3rd R), members of the navy security team of Napoli registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, are escorted as they leave a courtroom at Kollam in the southern Indian state of Kerala March 5, 2012. Indian authorities last month arrested two marines, Latorre and Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

Salvatore Girone (2nd L) and Massimiliano Latorre (C) walk past Indian policemen as they prepare to leave for court, while Italian Defence Attache Franco Favre (2nd R) looks on, in the southern Indian city of Kochi March 1, 2012. Indian authorities on February 26 arrested two Italian marines, Latorre and Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

Italian Salvatore Girone (R) speaks with caretakers at a guest house while Massimiliano Latorre (L) walks away as both of them prepare to leave for court in the southern Indian city of Kochi March 1, 2012. Indian authorities on February 26 arrested two Italian marines, Latorre and Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

Italian Massimiliano Latorre (L) and Salvatore Girone carry their bags while walking past an Indian policeman as they prepare to leave for court in the southern Indian city of Kochi March 1, 2012. Indian authorities on February 26 arrested two Italian marines, Latorre and Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

Massimiliano Latorre, a member of the navy security team of the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, checks his clothes kept for drying at the lawn of a guest house of the Central Indian Security Force in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 27, 2012. Indian authorities last week arrested two marines, Latorre and Salvatore Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

Salvatore Girone (2nd R) and Massimiliano Latorre (L), members of the navy security team of the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, gesture as Italy's Admiral Alessando Piroli (R) looks on at the lawn of a guest house of the Central Indian Security Force in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 27, 2012. Indian authorities last week arrested two marines, Latorre and Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

Salvatore Girone (L) and Latorre Massimiliano, members of the navy security team of Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, talk at the lawns of a guest house of the Central Indian Security Force, as a policeman (R) stands guard in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 26, 2012. Indian authorities on last week arrested two marines, Latorre and Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

Salvatore Girone (L) and Latorre Massimiliano, members of the navy security team of Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, are seen at the lawns of a guest house of the Central Indian Security Force, as a policeman (R) stands guard in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 26, 2012. Indian authorities on last week arrested two marines, Latorre and Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai, Giampaolo Cutillo (front) with unidentified men from Italy along with other officials, walk down from the Napoli-registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, anchored at Cochin Oil Terminal (COT) after Indian police seized boxes containing material for investigation from the Italian vessel, in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 26, 2012. Indian authorities last week arrested two marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: CRIME LAW MILITARY POLITICS) 

Indian police personnel load a seized box containing material for investigation in their police boat from the Napoli-registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, anchored at Cochin Oil Terminal (COT) in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 26, 2012. Indian authorities last week arrested two marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: CRIME LAW MILITARY POLITICS) 

Kochi city police commissioner Ajith Kumar (C) gestures towards seized boxes containing material for investigation from the Napoli-registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, anchored at Cochin Oil Terminal (COT) in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 26, 2012. Indian authorities on last week arrested two marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: CRIME LAW MILITARY POLITICS) 

Forensic and police officials make their way on a speedboat to Napoli-registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, anchored at Cochin Oil Terminal (COT), in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 24, 2012. Indian authorities on Sunday arrested two marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

Salvatore Girone (L) and Latorre Massimiliano, members of the navy security team of Napoli-registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, talk while reading newspapers at the lawns of the guest house of the Central Indian Security Force, in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 24, 2012. Indian authorities on Sunday arrested the two marines, Latorre and Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

Salvatore Girone (L) and Latorre Massimiliano, members of the navy security team of Napoli registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, read newspapers at the lawns of the guest house of the Central Indian Security Force, in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 24, 2012. Indian authorities on Sunday arrested the two marines, Latorre and Girone, in Kochi for the alleged shooting of two local fishermen. The marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW) 

Massimiliano Latorre (L), a member of the navy security team of Napoli registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie, sits in a chair as a police officer stands guard at the guest house of the Central Indian Security Force in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 23, 2012. An Italian government official set off for India on Tuesday and Rome announced that Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi would travel there next week as Italy stepped up efforts to free two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian men while trying to protect a cargo ship from piracy. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CRIME LAW)