Greek Territorial Waters

A video showing the confrontation which occurred between Greek and Turkish coast guards on Thursday, January 5 near Farmakonisi has been released online. During the incident, a Turkish Coast Guard vessel reportedly attempted to ram a boat crewed by the...

Two Turkish Navy missile boats approached the eastern and northern shores of Agathonissi on Monday afternoon, violating Greece's territorial waters in the process. A Greek coastal patrol boat monitored the movements of the Turkish boats throughout, while a Hellenic Navy...

Turkish research vessel Cesme was reportedly in Greek territorial waters on Thursday, according to NAVTEX 244/17 issued on Wednesday by Turkish authorities. According to the NAVTEX, Cesme will conduct research for an unknown period of time. Hellenic Coast Guard has...

The Turkish side has proceeded to yet another provocation earlier this (Friday) morning. Specifically, the gunboat “TCG POYRAZ” which was taking part in the Turkish Navy scheduled training program for the first quarter of 2015, entered the Greek territorial...

Five Turkish naval vessels trespassed into Greek territorial waters Monday in the area of the Cyclades, as part of an exercise "Beyaz Firtina 2014" in the central Aegean. They gradually moved sequentially outside their designated areas and entered Greek territorial waters. The frigate Kemal...

The Turkish corvette Bandirma violated Greek territorial waters on Wednesday by sailing for nearly 19 hours within Greek territorial waters in the southeastern and central Aegean. It entered the Greek territorial waters at 9.45 am. The latest provocation by the...

A communication on the June 5 incident with the Greek slave boat off  the island of Symi was released by the Coast Guard, but mentioned nothing about the Turkish patrol opening fire against the catamaran. According to the Coast's press...

The Turkish naval corvette Bozcaada crossed into Greek territorial waters at about 11 a.m. on Feb. 20 near the islands of Naxos and Mykonos in the Aegean, authorities said. The Turkish vessel then sailed west towards the island of...

Turkey said one of its vessels will conduct oceanographic research within the Greek continental shelf of Kastelorizo, southeastern Mediterranean. According to an Ethnos daily report, the Turkish research vessel R/V BILIM-2 will be in Greek waters through Sept. 30...

Another maritime trespassing case near the Aegean islands of Mykonos and Tinos by our neighboring country Turkey was reported late on Wednesday. The Turkish military frigate Gokova was found sailing on the Aegean violating the national territorial waters of...