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The Hellenic Coast Guard issued a statement on how the tragedy in front of Mytilene unfolded, with two migrant women, who drowned on Tuesday (2/12).
A dangerous traffic game played by traffickers from the neighboring country and the Turkish Coast Guard that has cost hundreds of lives refugees Y immigrants. A similar tragic case was the tragedy that unfolded on Tuesday night (02/12) in front of Mytilene with victims, this time two women.
It is an uncontrolled action by the criminal networks in Turkey, an action that lately, under the tolerance and encouragement of the Turkish Coast Guard, has assumed enormous and, above all, tragic proportions.
Everything possible was done from the Greek side to rescue the immigrants. According to the announcement, the Greek Coast Guard once again made superhuman efforts and carried out a large-scale search and rescue operation with the participation of two patrol boats, two Armed Forces helicopters, a boat and a FRONTEX force aircraft, in adverse weather conditions.
«However, the fact that the Turkish Coast Guard issued an official announcement accompanied by audiovisual material, clearly intended to blame LS-EL.AKT. and Frontex for the oligarchy that resulted in the tragic end of the two immigrants exceeds – what has been known for years – provocation of the Turkish Coast Guard“, Refers to the announcement of the Greek Coast Guard and continues:
“LS-EL.AKT. Is fully aware of the prevailing situation in the eastern Aegean maritime zone, which is now clearly a product of the instrumentalization of the migratory phenomenon by Turkey.
He also knows in detail the attitude of the Turkish Coast Guard in this incident (as in the case of almost all similar incidents), from the moment of departure of the Ayvalik ship to its end approximately 1.5 nautical miles within Territorial Waters Greek “.
How the Turks caused another tragedy in the Aegean
The tTurkish Coast Guard, refused to rescue the ship’s occupants despite their repeated calls from the moment the ship set sail off the coast.
At the same time, he accompanied and pressured the pilot of the boat to continue the journey, while during the entire escort, a floating boat performed dangerous maneuvers, which contributed to the influx of water and finally to its semi-sinking (boat) in the place.
According to the Greek announcement, the Turkish side delivered at the same time a video that tries to distort the truth, “selectively delivering videos of another of its ships that appeared in the area when already from the LS-EL.AKT side the rescue operation. had begun.
The provocative attitude of the Turkish Coast Guard has appeared in several other incidents in the past, during which due to the composure of the LS-EL.AKT. Crews, but also of the community colleagues, we did not mourn the victims .
LS-EL.AKT., As it should, once again makes partners of the Turkish provocation, the competent International and European Organizations, to whom it underlines the gravity of the situation.
LS-EL.AKT., In cooperation with national bodies and Frontex, will continue to operate and monitor in the same way, showing full respect for international and European conditions to ensure that criminal networks cease to exist. Act uncontrollably looking for a repeat of the nightmare of 2015.
This is the only way to achieve the objective purpose of the operations that is none other than the protection and surveillance of the maritime borders of Greece and the European Union, but also the safety and protection of human life at sea.
Once again, we ask the Turkish Coast Guard to do the obvious.
Respect international treaties and international law. Implement the EU-Turkey agreements on immigration. “And to save people who are in danger at sea, while fighting criminal networks operating in Turkey,” the announcement concludes.
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