According to the latest announcement of Turkish armed forces, the warship Bartin monitors the work of the drilling SAIPEM 10000.
Further in a statement which is published on the Turkish armed forces website, states that the intervention “”is within the framework of the Mediterranean Shield” military operation from a five nautical miles (nine kilometers)distance.
Further, it states that the warship “Gelibolou” performs duties of protection and supervision of the research ship of the Turkish public limited company (TPAO) «Barbaros”, which illegally conducts research in the Cypriot EEZ. The “Barbaros” is to the east of Cyprus, to the limits of “plot”3.