"Raptor" had left Decelia, Egypt bound for Constantinople - She suffered mechanical failure, issued a mayday signal and then her track was lost
Hellenic Coast Guard HCG
The boat, which had sailed from Libya, had a large number of migrants on board - The rescued are being taken to Kalamata
One passenger was killed in the accident and one was rescued
It is one of the largest SAR operations ever carried out in the E. Mediterranean - The Turkish-flagged cargo ship is towed to a safe place
The men of the Turkish Coast Guard bring out two 12,7mm machine guns 20 meters from the Greek fishing boats
The double incident is assessed as serious and as an attempt by Ankara to actively question the right of Greece to perform SAR in its area of responsibility
A sufficient number of the Hellenic Coast Guard patrol vessels gradually made their appearance
The collision was intentional
The boat with the migrants had no navigation lights in order to avoid detection from helicopters patrolling the area
One more problem that comes from the Prespes Agreement