Turkey is maintaining tensions in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean, as a Turkish vessel harassed the Nautical Geo research ship in Cyprus.
The Turkish frigate asked the Malta-flag-bearing vessel conducting research to depart from the western part of the Cypriot EEZ. The Turkish frigate transmitted a message, requesting the research ship to exit the area, claiming that it is part of the Turkish continental shelf.
A similar incident had taken place in the east of Crete. However, as in Crete, the French captain of the vessel ignored the message of the Turks, stressed that there is a legal Navtex from the Cypriot authorities, and continued the investigations normally.
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