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Clash in Aegean Sea between Turkish and Greek coast guards
Tension in disputed area, no injuries but Athens sites damages
13 February, 17:37
(ANSA) - ISTANBUL - Tension between Greece and Turkey is
rising in the Aegean Sea, with authorities in Athens reporting
that a Turkish Coast Guard patrol boat rammed a Greek Coast
Guard vessel on Sunday night near some small rocky islands in
dispute between the two countries.
The Greek report said there were no injuries in the clash but the Greek vessel was damaged after its aft was hit by the Turkish boat's bow.
Greek authorities said the clash took place off the pair of uninhabited islands of Imia (Kardak in Turkish), which are under Greek control but claimed by Turkey.
In 1996, a conflict broke out between the two countries over the disputed islands, and since that time periodic clashes have occurred. (ANSA).
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The Greek report said there were no injuries in the clash but the Greek vessel was damaged after its aft was hit by the Turkish boat's bow.
Greek authorities said the clash took place off the pair of uninhabited islands of Imia (Kardak in Turkish), which are under Greek control but claimed by Turkey.
In 1996, a conflict broke out between the two countries over the disputed islands, and since that time periodic clashes have occurred. (ANSA).
