November 26, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Greece expands its seismic surveys and the Navy issued a new Navtex to locate hydrocarbon deposits south of Crete. The new Navtex concerns the vessel Sanco Swift which is towing a 12km cable. According to state broadcaster ERT, the research vessel will move even further south, in an area of …
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November 9, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greece has issued a NAVTEX for the upcoming gas exploration southwest of Crete that will be carried out by ExxonMobil.The NAVTEX includes the Maltese Jurisdiction. The NAVTEX, an international urgent marine safety information to ships, was issued right after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the immediate start of seismic surveys …
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February 18, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Foreign Ministry submitted a demarche to the Turkish Foreign Ministry over a new issued Navtex for research between Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. The survey is to take place before the two sides proceed with 62. round of “exploratory talks” with Turkey’s Foreign Ministry through its embassy in …
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November 1, 2020
Turkey-GR
Gone are the times when the so-called “Earthquake diplomacy” would bring Greece and Turkey closer. After the 6.7 R earthquake on Friday and the exchange of solidarity and “Get well soon, neighbor” wishes among officials at highest level, Ankara issued a new NAVTEX on Saturday, extending the operation of seismic …
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October 26, 2020
Greece
Greece said Monday that Turkey plans to carry out a maritime military exercise on Oct. 28, a Greek national holiday, just hours after NATO’s secretary general said both Greece and Turkey had called off war-games on each other’s national holidays. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said Ankara’s move showed it was …
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October 24, 2020
FEATURED, Turkey-GR
The “moratorium” regarding cancelling of military exercises announced by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday evening did not age well. Just a few hours later, Turkey issued a navigation warning (NAVTEX) announcing naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean for October 27-28, on the Greek National Holiday. On Friday, Stoltenberg …
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October 22, 2020
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey said late on Wednesday that it extended the operation of seismic survey vessel Oruc Reis and two other ships in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean until Oct. 27, in a move likely to further escalate tensions in the region. Two other vessels, the Ataman and Cengiz Han …
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October 21, 2020
Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey issues two navigation notices (NAVTEX) late on Tuesday demanding the demilitarization of three Greek islands. Greek and Turkish Navy forces are in standoff near the island of Kastellorizo due to the activities of Turkish seismic vessel Oruc Reis. At the same time, Ankara has leaked to the press that …
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September 15, 2020
FEATURED, Turkey-GR
Turkey doeσ not show any sign of intention to de-escalate tensions with Greece and in an unprecedented move it issued a navigation warning, a NAVTEX, demanding the demilitarization of the island of Chios. In its urgent maritime safety information to ships, Ankara goes so far to to invoke the Treaty …
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September 3, 2020
Turkey-GR
Turkey apparently does not enjoy a party alone and invited a special guest: Russia. According to Turkish Navy, Russia will hold two naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean beginning next week and for this purpose it has issued two Navtex to reserve sea areas in areas where Ankara is conducting …
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September 1, 2020
Greece
The Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service (HNHS) issued a counter-Navtex late on Monday in response to a new illegal Navtex that Turkey issued for the ‘Oruc Reis’ seismic survey ship. Greece underlined that Turkey’s Navtex is illegal as it has been issued by a non-authorised service and concerns an area that …
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August 27, 2020
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
With a new NAVTEX inside the Greek continental shelf, with air space violations and harassment of Greek fighter jets, Turkey keeps challenging Greece Greece in a twisted “We come in peace.” The Defense Minister in Ankara reiterates that that “energy surveys will continue indefinitely” yet at the same time claims …
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August 24, 2020
Greece, Politics
Greece on Monday responded with a counter Navtex inside the Greek continental shelf to the extension of Turkey’s illegal Navtex for the research vessel Oruc Reis. Citing sources, state-run news agency amna notes that “following the extension of the previous Turkish illegal Navtex issued on August 23 for the extension …
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August 10, 2020
Politics, Turkey-GR
Tension is high again in the south-eastern Aegean and East Mediterranean sea after Turkey issued a new NAVTEX, blocked the sea area south of the Greek islands of Kastellorizo, Rhodes and Megisti and sent drilling vessel Oruc Reis for seismic research early Monday morning. Seismic survey vessel Oruc Reis and …
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July 22, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece ‘s Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service on Wednesday issued a Navtex that cancels Turkey’s illegal Navtex issued the previous day and calls on seafarers to ignore it. The Greek Navtex reports that the Turkish Navtex was issued by an unauthorized station and refers to illegal activities in a Greek area. …
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July 21, 2020
FEATURED, Greece
The US State Department has called on Turkey to cease all provocative actions in the eastern Mediterranean, a spokesperson told Greek reporters at a press briefing on Tuesday. The US call is good if it wasn’t only a small detail: “disputed waters..” “The United States is aware that Turkey has …
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July 21, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“EU sanctions on Turkey is the only way to ongoing provocations,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday during a meeting with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas whose country is holding the rotating Presidency in the European Union. Short time later, Mitsotakis called for an emergency meeting with the Greek …
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July 21, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Turkey-GR
Turkey issued a NAVTEX on Tuesday for so-called “seismic research” in the area of the Greek continental shelf and set the Greek Armed Forces on alert. In particular, Ankara plans to conduct research in the sea area south of Rhodes and Kastelorizo and southeast of Crete, has blocked the sea …
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March 5, 2020
Greece, Politics
Greece is stepping up deterrence measures at the sea border to Turkey as the government expects the pressure at the Evros borders to be transferred to the northeast Aegean islands. The Greek Navy issued a Restricted Navigation Warning (NAVTEX) for the sea areas within the Greek territorial waters and for …
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March 29, 2011
Turkey-GR
Greece refused to give permission to Italian oceanic vessel Explora after it sought permission from Turkey to research in areas covered by the Greek continental shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Research vessel Explora has been operating in the sea area south of Kastellorizo island for a marine survey towing a …
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