Collision Reported Between Greek Navy Ship And A Turkish Ship In The Aegean

Turkey has for decades disputed Greek sovereignty over Aegean waters close to Turkish shores

AFP: New collision between Greek, Turkish ships in Aegean

Greece on Friday said one of its warships had collided with a Turkish ship in the Aegean Sea, the latest in a series of terse encounters between the regional rivals and NATO allies.

The Greek navy said the Turkish merchantman ship had "approached and touched" one of its gunboats, which was taking part in a NATO exercise.

After the collision the merchantman fled back towards Turkish waters, the navy said.

"Nobody was hurt and no serious damage was caused," it added.

Turkey has for decades disputed Greek sovereignty over Aegean waters and airspace close to Turkish shores, which Athens says is based on postwar treaties.

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