Two Greek Coast Guard patrol boats opened fireplace on a Turkish-owned ship in the intercontinental waters of the Aegean Sea, close to the Dardanelles, Turkish news agency Anadolu confident this Sunday (09/11/2022), citing the Port Authority as supply. safety. Tensions among the two NATO associate nations around the world have greater in new months.
In accordance to the Turkish variation, the events took position on Saturday at 10:27 GMT, eleven nautical miles (20 kilometers) southwest of the Turkish island of Bozcaada, when two Greek patrol boats fired on the Anatolian ship, which is traveling the Turkish flag. Comoros. The Turkish captaincy, informed of the situations, despatched two patrol boats, upon arrival the Greek ships remaining the location.
In a video clip dispersed by Anadolu, a Greek patrol boat can be seen future to the ship, explosions are read and a bullet hole is demonstrated in a window, presumably caused by Greek gunfire, in accordance to Cengiz Oluc, a spokesman for the Turkish business that operates the ship. . The Greek coast guard attempted to drive the Anatolian, which will come from Somalia, to end, the spokesman extra.
suspicious exercise
The Greek coastline guard then confirmed the details, noting that its patrol boats fired warning photographs at a ship that was relocating “suspiciously” in Greek territorial waters, close to the island of Lesbos. The captain of the Anatolian would have refused to make it possible for an inspection, just after which the ship was escorted into Turkish waters, they increase from Athens.
Greece claims to have knowledgeable the Turkish coastline guard of the incident. The functions arise at moments of pressure among the two nations around the world because of to a dispute over sovereign rights. Ankara accused Athens of having “occupied” some Aegean islands and of harassing Turkish planes with Russian protection techniques. Greece denies these promises.
The two variations are contradictory, as Turkey claims that the incident happened in intercontinental waters, when Greece destinations it in its territorial waters. The area is recognized for the passage of boats that illegally transport migrants from Turkey to the European Union, so the Greek guard regularly inspects boats that seem suspicious.
DZC (EFE, dpa)
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