Regarding the incident that occurred on Tuesday evening (2/9) in the Thracian Sea between Greek and Turkish fishermen, in a maritime area between Thasos and Samothrace, which resulted in Turkish fishing vessels firing shots in the air, Yiannis Manios spoke to Parapolitika 90.1 and emphasized, among other things: “Several shots were fired by the Turks, the coast guard did not appear.”
Manios on Parapolitika 90.1 about fishing incident: “Greek fishermen withdrew after port authority appeal”
The president of Gri-Gri Kavala and vice-president of the Union of Gri-Gri Greece, speaking on Wednesday morning (3/9) on the show hosted by Sotiris Xenakis and Vasilis Skouris “Opposite Microphones,” stated that: “after two hours the Greek fishermen withdrew following an appeal from the port authority.”
He added that: “We informed the coast guard that we are going to see what is happening.”
It should be noted that according to complaints by Greek fishermen, Turkish fishermen have recently been entering Greek territorial waters to fish. Based on complaints and videos uploaded by Greek fishermen on social networks, Turkish fishing vessels reach 4-6 nautical miles from Samothrace to fish.
