A pursuit with warning shots at a Comoros-flagged Ro-Ro vessel that did not stop for control in the sea area northwest of Lesbos was carried out by Coast security at noon on Saturday.

Port announcement:

“At noon, a patrol boat from the Mytilini Port Authority discovered in the sea area northwest of Lesvos the ANATOLIAN vessel flying the flag of the Comoros, which was moving suspiciously within national territorial waters, heading north of the island.

Subsequently, the captain of the vessel in question, having received a message from the crew of the patrol boat LS-EL.AKT about stopping the course for an inspection, did not obey, moving parallel to the Turkish coast. . A chase ensued, during which warning shots were fired in a safe area, but the said vessel did not stop, entering Turkish territorial waters and moving towards the Turkish coast.

At the same time, they were informed in writing by the operational headquarters of L.S.-EL.AKT about the incident with the above ship. Turkish authorities, for the purpose of their own action”.

which they claimed Turks

The Coast Guard’s statement follows statements from Turkish journalists who reported that two Hellenic Coast Guard ships opened fire on a ship that, according to the same claims, was moving in neutral waters southwest of Tenedos. In fact, a video has been tweeted purporting to show the incident as well as the map where it happened.

Turkey said two Greek patrol boats opened fire in pursuit of a Turkish ro-ro vessel in international waters on Saturday. Here are the footage pic.twitter.com/nRlndcs4sQ

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