Zourafa: “Clearly in our territorial waters” – Strict response from Athens – 2024-07-17 08:23:38

“Zourafa islet is clearly in Greek territorial waters,” emphasised authorities spokesman Pavlos Marinakis, commenting on the provocative assertion issued by the Turkish Coast Guard after the collision between a Turkish fishing vessel and a Coast Guard vessel.

“This operation wouldn’t have been carried out in any other case by the Greek Coast Guard” he explains and knowledgeable that the incident isn’t assessed as critical.

He added that the Greek Coast Guard noticed a Turkish fishing vessel in Greek territorial waters, on the island of Zourafa.

“As per the protocol he adopted the process. The Turkish fishing boat made a pointy maneuver, the method of placing, i.e. repelling, happened, then the Turkish fishing boat moved away.”

It’s recalled that within the early morning hours of Thursday 11/7, the Greek coastguard tried to take away a Turkish fishing vessel that was fishing inside Greek territorial waters. “Throughout the try to manage the fishing vessel, the captain of the Turkish vessel made a sudden change after all, ensuing within the collision of the 2 vessels,” the port authority mentioned in an announcement.

The Turks introduced one other dimension of what occurred within the Aegean. The Turkish fisherman spoke of the aggressive conduct of the Coast Guard, stressing that he was in worldwide waters.