Francesco Fonti believes the government were working with the Mafia Boss. "The ship was chartered by the Italian government to bring toxic waste back from Lebanon - waste that had originally been transported there illegally by Italian companies." When Mafia bosses sunk the ship with the deadly toxic and radioactive waste inside, a government cover-up may have ensued. However this is only one of many ships sunk off the coast of Cetraro and many believe that side-effects are beginning to show. "The authorities have launched an investigation into the unusually high numbers of tumours and other diseases in this area", reveals one conservationist.