Turkish trading vessel collides with Greek navy patrol boat

[Dante80]

Turkish trading vessel collides with Greek navy patrol boat
VASSILIS NEDOS - KATHHMERINI



A Turkish-flagged merchant ship collided briefly with a Hellenic Navy gunboat "Armatolos" just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos in the early hours of Friday.

The incident occurred as the "Armatolos" was on patrol inside Greek waters, according to an announcement from the navy’s General Staff, which said the Turkish-flagged "Karmate" sped up and sailed back towards Turkey after approaching and butting into the Hellenic Navy craft, without responding to the gunboat’s radio calls and violating maritime safety rules.

The "Armatolos’s" patrol was part of an allied exercise called Aegean Activity for controlling migrant flows into the Aegean. The Greek ship went on its way after the incident as it had caused no injuries or damage.

 

[damm1t]

Turkish-flagged "Karmate" sped up and sailed back towards Turkey ............... The Greek ship went on its way after the incident as it had caused no injuries or damage.

Sounds like Greeks try to make a mountain out of molehill. Insignificant event.

 

[Mucahit]

Something must be done to stop Greek aggression on the Aegen see.

They keep escalating & provoking the Turkish side thinking we are to busy right now in Syria and Iraq.

 

[bsruzm]

For Greeks, it's either now or never.

 

[-------]

For Greeks, it's either now or never.

All they can do is provoke and watch as Turkish CG/Navy double in fleet size... As Turkey grows more confident, they will regret every provocation.

 

[bsruzm]

All they can do is provoke and watch as Turkish CG/Navy double in fleet size...

Let's see, Greece must have some assurance.

 

[CAN_TR]

Provocation...

https://twitter.com/x/status/992442356929630208

 

[Hack-Hook]

for gods sake whats with Navy ships around the world hitting merchant ships left and right , they are supposed to have different array of detector and see them from at least tens of km away.