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The Oruc Reis, still sailing near Kastellorizo, remains in a suffocating siege and under the watchful eye of the Greek Navy.
By Wednesday night, the Turkish research ship was 30-35 nautical miles away. of the island. Shortly before midnight, the Oruc Reis took a new turn, as evidenced by its position in maritime traffic and it is moving west at low speed.
In the early hours of Thursday, it is expected to make another turn and re-approach Kastellorizo below 20 nautical miles.
The ships of the Greek Navy are on constant alert and closely monitor their movements.
The documentary photo, which shows the “Oruc Reis” yesterday Tuesday, turning towards the southwest, is indicative. At a distance of a mile there is a Greek S-type frigate, which is stationary. The Turkish warships are not visible as they were late to maneuver and follow the “Oruc Reis”.
According to the Turkish daily Yeni Safak, the Oruc Reis will remain in the eastern Mediterranean in the area near Kastelorizo and the Navtex will be extended, which expires on October 22.
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According to SKAI Istanbul correspondent Manolis Kostidis, the official newspaper report states that the Oruc Reis has been sailing in the area for 10 days and that the new Navtex is expected to spread to the southern area of Kastellorizo and to the east of Rhodes. The newspaper claims that Oruc Reis conducted studies on 4,000 square meters. and it intends to reach 15,000 square meters.
It is observed that if the new Navtex is actually expanded, it will coincide with our national anniversary on October 28th.
The Greek “wall” of the Navy
The Turkish research ship arrived up to 9 nautical miles from the island of Akriti, accompanied by the two auxiliary boats “Ataman” and “Cengiz Han”, increasing the tension in the area.
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The answer to the Turkish propaganda: the “floating wall” of the Greek ships around Kastellorizo [εικόνες]
However, the Armed Forces sent their “message” with a wall of Navy ships around Kastellorizo.
The floating wall of PN is located in the area that forms a “shield” around the island, to prevent the “Oruc Reis” from approaching, surpassing the “red lines” marked by Athens.
See images of the presence of the Greek Navy in the Kastellorizo maritime zone:
At the same time, Turkey continues its usual tactics with Navtex to raise the issue of the demilitarization of Lemnos, Samothrace and Ai Strati.
Greece, Egypt and Cyprus sent a strong message to the Turkish provocation with the joint statement issued during the tripartite meeting in Nicosia.
“The timing of this meeting coincides with additional dangers that, unfortunately, are being posed in the Eastern Mediterranean by the Turkish leadership, which is imagining imperial practices with aggressive actions. […] “Sometimes by making arbitrary maps, sometimes by signing invalid memoranda and sometimes by passing vague national laws on issues governed by international standards,” Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.
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