Greek Coastguard Fires At Turkish Freighter In The Aegean Sea Suspected of Transporting Narcotics

DW: Greece fires at Turkish freighter in Aegean, Ankara protests

Greece's coast guard has fired "warning shots" at a Turkish freight ship near Rhodes island, prompting a protest from Ankara. Greek police say they acted on an anonymous call that it was "transporting drugs."

Turkey's foreign ministry condemned Greece on Monday over the shooting that left no one injured - but 16 bullet holes in the freighter's hull, according to its captain.

The vessel, the M/V ACT, had left the southern Turkish port of Iskenderun, near the Syrian border, and was heading west to the Gulf of Izmit when, according to Greek coast guards, it entered Greek waters northeast of Rhodes island.

"Warning shots were fired but the ship did not change course," said the Greek coast guard.

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