The Danish cargo ship Ark Futura at Gioia Tauro port

GIOIA TAURO, ITALY - JULY 2: Transfer operation of chemical weapons to the U. S cargo ship Cape Ray starts following The Danish cargo ship Ark Futura carrying the chemical weapons shipped in Latakia city of Syria arrives at Gioia Tauro port on July 2, 2014. About 1,300 tons of chemical weapons are currently on the Ark Futura and are expected be transferred to the U.S.-owned MV Cape Ray at Gioia Tauro to neutralize the most toxic chemicals, including mustard gas and the raw materials for sarin nerve gas, that were removed from Syria as part of the international effort to destroy its chemical weapons. (Photo by Reggio Calabria Governorship/Pool/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)