Sunday, December 13, 2015
Episode Aegean between Russian destroyer and Turkish fishing
A Russian destroyer had now resorted to firearms in order to avoid collision with a Turkish vessel in the Aegean, announced Russia.
The crew of the Russian warship Smetlivy, which was 22 km. [13.6 miles] from the Greek island of Lemnos in the northern Aegean, "had to use guns all in order to avoid a collision with a Turkish fishing vessel" that approached almost 600 meters, said in a statement the Russian defense ministry, adding that invited the Turkish military attaché in the Ministry after the incident.
The distance between the two vessels' guaranteeing, "but that the Turkish boat was not hit by gunfire, specified in the notice.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, at 06:30 GMT (8:30 GMT), the Russian destroyer that had thrown anchor, observed approximately a thousand meters a Turkish fishing boat that was coming towards him from the right.
"Despite the many efforts of Smetlivy to obtain a contact via telegraphy crew of the Turkish vessel did not respond, nor reacted to visual signals," explains announcement.
"After the Russian throws, the Turkish ship immediately changed course and went on his way, past the Smetlivy approximately 540 meters without any contact with the Russian crew," adds the ministry.
Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov, called the Turkish military attaché, Ahmed Hakam Gunes after the incident, according to the statement.
Episode Aegean between Russian destroyer and Turkish fishing
A Russian destroyer had now resorted to firearms in order to avoid collision with a Turkish vessel in the Aegean, announced Russia.
The crew of the Russian warship Smetlivy, which was 22 km. [13.6 miles] from the Greek island of Lemnos in the northern Aegean, "had to use guns all in order to avoid a collision with a Turkish fishing vessel" that approached almost 600 meters, said in a statement the Russian defense ministry, adding that invited the Turkish military attaché in the Ministry after the incident.
The distance between the two vessels' guaranteeing, "but that the Turkish boat was not hit by gunfire, specified in the notice.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, at 06:30 GMT (8:30 GMT), the Russian destroyer that had thrown anchor, observed approximately a thousand meters a Turkish fishing boat that was coming towards him from the right.
"Despite the many efforts of Smetlivy to obtain a contact via telegraphy crew of the Turkish vessel did not respond, nor reacted to visual signals," explains announcement.
"After the Russian throws, the Turkish ship immediately changed course and went on his way, past the Smetlivy approximately 540 meters without any contact with the Russian crew," adds the ministry.
Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov, called the Turkish military attaché, Ahmed Hakam Gunes after the incident, according to the statement.