Not one but two Turkish Navy vessels violated the Greek territorial waters on Tuesday noon challenging Greece.
The Turkish frigate “Turgut Reis” at 13:43 entered Greek territorial sea and moved between Evia and Andros. The Turkish frigate moving south left from the Greek waters at 17:50 south at Kythnos. The “Turgut Reis” spent four hours in Greek territorial waters and sailed to three Greek islands Evia, Andros and Kythnos.
At the same time, the Turkish missile boat “Bora” entered the Greek territorial waters at 13:21 north of Naxos and moving west left the waters at 15:24 spending two hours in the Greek territorial sea.
According to the National Defence General Staff, the vessels of the Turkish Navy participate in “Beyaz Firtina 2014” exercise. The Greek Ministry of National Defense, announcing with great delay the Turkish challenges, reported that “Greek Navy vessels continue to monitor the Turkish ships throughout their navigation”.
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