Media: coast guard cutter Greece opened fire on Turkish freighter
ANKARA, 3 Aug — RIA Novosti, Alain Palazhchenko. The cargo ship “ACT” that followed under the Turkish flag, were fired from the boats of a coast guard of Greece in the Aegean sea, according to Turkish TV channel NTV on Monday.
It is noted that the ship was loaded in the Turkish port of Iskenderun and moved in the direction of the Izmit Bay of the Marmara sea. According to preliminary data, during the passage of the cargo ship in the Aegean sea, the boats of the Greek coast guard demanded the ship docked in the port of Rhodes for inspection of the goods. The captain of the ship allegedly ignored this requirement, after which the Greek boats on the ship opened fire. The crew found 36 bullet holes in the hull.
No injuries were reported, the ship continues to move along the route. Currently on a scene of profit two boats of the Turkish coast guard.