The master of a small Turkish general cargo ship said on Monday that the Greek coast guard had fired on his vessel after he refused an order to dock at a port on the Greek island of Rhodes.
“There is no justification … for firing on an unarmed commercial ship carrying freight between two Turkish ports,” Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Sami Kalkavan, captain of the ACT, told the broadcaster CNN Turk that the Greek coast guard had ordered him to dock in Rhodes for inspection. He said that when he had failed to comply, the coast guard had opened fire, putting 16 bullet holes in his ship.
Why did they refuse inspection in the first place? It’s only natural to be labeled suspicious when denying inspection, but the Greek Coast Guard shouldn’t have fired.
What a Turkish ship has on board is nobodies business except that of the ports where it calls. Smells to me like an attempt by the greeks to have a corrupt payoff. Time for Turkey to smack them.
is it only me who thinks that your comment is inappropriate?
In this day and age a single incident of gunfire between opposing units is hardly news!