Pursuit of a Comoros-flagged vessel northwest of Lesbos within Greek territorial waters

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According to the headquarters of the Coast Guard, the Comoros-flagged ship “ANATOLIAN” was detected in the sea area northwest of Lesvos, moving suspiciously within national territorial waters, heading north of the island.

A pursuit with warning shots on a ro-ro ship with the Comoros flag, which did not stop for a port patrol boat crew check, took place at noon yesterday in the maritime area northwest of Lesvos.

According to the headquarters of the Coast Guard, the Comoros-flagged ship “ANATOLIAN” was detected in the sea area northwest of Lesvos, moving suspiciously within national territorial waters, heading north of the island.

The master of the vessel in question, after being informed by the crew of the coast guard vessel to stop his course in order to be inspected, did not comply, moving parallel to the Turkish coast. A pursuit followed, during which warning shots were fired in a safe area, but the above vessel did not stop, entering Turkish territorial waters and moving towards the Turkish coast.

The Turkish Authorities were informed about the incident in writing by the Operations Center of the Coast Guard.

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