Reuters: Greece protests to Turkey over boat incident, Ankara denies fault
ATHENS/ANKARA (Reuters) - Greece complained to Turkey on Tuesday that a Turkish vessel had collided with a Greek coastguard boat off disputed islets in the Aegean Sea, but Turkey denied the Turkish ship was at fault.
The Greek coastguard said in a statement that the incident took place off Imia, known as Kardak in Turkish, at about midnight on Monday.
A Turkish patrol vessel “made some risky maneuvers” striking the left side of the Greek coast guard vessel patrolling the area, and damaging it. There were no injuries, the coastguard said.
Turkey and Greece, NATO allies, have been at odds over a host of issues from ethnically split Cyprus to sovereignty over airspace and overflights.
They came to the brink of war in 1996 in a sovereignty dispute over the islets, but tensions have eased since.
“Dangerous incidents, such as this one, which put human lives in danger, are the result of the escalating and provocative behavior shown increasingly by Turkey in recent days,” the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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More News On The Tensions Between Greece And Turkey And Cyprus And Turkey
Greece, Turkey Try to Calm Tensions After Aegean Sea Crash -- US News and World Report/AP
Athens Complains after Turkish Vessel Collides with Greek Coastguard Boat -- Asharq Al-Awsat
Greek, Turkish vessels collide again amid Cyprus gas row -- Gulf Times/AFP
Greek and Turkish Coast Guard Boats Collide Near Disputed Isles (PHOTO) -- Sputnik
Greek coast guard ship ‘damaged by Turkish vessel’ -- RT
Turkey's Erdogan Issues Warning Over Eastern Mediterranean Energy Exploration -- Voice of America
Erdogan Tells Cyprus Not To Test Turkey Over Gas Standoff -- Rigzone
Turkey, Greece to use dialogue to calm Aegean tensions -- Washington Post
Washington advises Athens, Ankara to pursue diplomatic route over Aegean friction -- Kathimerini
