Turkish boat fires at Greek Coast Guard vessel off Lesvos

The Minister of Shipping speaks of zero tolerance, referring to the incident with the smugglers who opened fire with a firearm against a Coast Guard vessel.

The Coast Guard crew returned fire, forcing the Turkish fishing boat to withdraw to the Turkish coast.

A serious incident with shooting and pursuit occurred this morning, off the coast of Lesvos. The crew of a Turkish fishing boat opened fire on a coast guard vessel that attempted to control it. After communication from the Greek authorities, the Turkish police arrested the smugglers when they reached the coast of their country. It all started when, at dawn, a Turkish wooden boat disembarked 25 migrants on a shore near Agios Fokas, Lesvos. The th…

A Turkish fishing boat opened fire on a Coast Guard vessel off the coast of Lesvos. According to what was initially reported by the Levsos website “Sto Nisi”, the incident took place at 8 a.m. off… Lesvos: Shots fired by a Turkish fishing boat at a Coast Guard vessel - I NAFTEMBORIKI

A Turkish boat opened fire on a Greek coast guard boat during an inspection attempt in Greek territorial waters off the coast of the island of Lesbos in the eastern Aegean Sea on Saturday morning.

Turkish boat fires at Greek Coast Guard vessel off Lesvos

A Turkish boat opened fire against Greek Coast Guard crew members during an attempted inspection within Greek territorial waters off the coast of Lesvos, in the eastern Aegean, early Saturday morning, local website Sto Nisi reported.