Greek Coast Guard opened fire on the boat near Lesbos island

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The Greek Coast Guard Command said in a statement that it fired a warning shot in a safe direction while tracking a “suspicious ship” flying the Comoros flag that entered Greek territorial waters. DEA News”.

Ancient Turkey declarationHe said the Greek side fired harassment on a ship sailing in international waters near the Turkish island of Bozcaada, and that Ankara had requested a serious investigation into the incident.

According to the ministry’s statement, the incident occurred in the afternoon of Saturday, September 10. A patrol boat of the Port Authority of Lesbos detected the ro-ro ship ANATOLIAN under the flag of Comoros, suspiciously moving towards the north of the island, in the sea area northwest of Lesbos.

It was stated that the captain of this ship, who received an order to stop for inspection from the patrol boat, did not comply and continued to advance parallel to the Turkish coast.

“A chase began, during which warning shots were fired at the safe zone, but the ship above did not stop, entered Turkish territorial waters and advanced towards the Turkish coast,” the Coast Guard said in a statement.

They also said that the incident was reported to the Coast Guard Operations Center and informed the Turkish authorities to take their own precautions.

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