A Russian defence ministry statement said the Turkish vessel approached to 600m (1,800ft) before turning away in response to Russian small arms fire.
The Turkish military attache in Moscow has been summoned to the foreign ministry over the incident.
Relations remain tense over Turkey's shooting down of a Russian bomber.
The Russian SU-24 bomber was shot down by two Turkish F-16s in the Turkish border-Syria area on 24 November. Turkey maintained the plane crossed into its airspace, although Russia disputes this.
And last week, Turkey complained over what it said was a sailor on a Russian naval ship brandishing a missile launcher as the vessel passed through Istanbul. Russia rejected the criticism saying the crew had a "legal right" to protect the ship...
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Russian destroyer 'fires warning shots' at Turkish ship...
ReplyDeleteA Russian destroyer in the Aegean Sea on Sunday used small arms fire to prevent a collision with a Turkish vessel, Moscow said, adding it had summoned Ankara's military attache over the incident.
"The crew of the Russian patrol ship Smetlivy which was located 22 kilometres (13.7 miles) from the Greek island of Lemnos in the northern part of the Aegean Sea avoided collision with a Turkish seiner," the defence ministry said, adding that the crew had fired small arms to warn the boat.
At 0603 GMT the Russian warship, which was at anchor, spotted a Turkish fishing boat some 1,000 metres away, the defence ministry said, adding the boat had been approaching it from the right.
"Despite numerous attempts by the Smetlivy, the crew of the Turkish seiner would not engage in radio contact and did not respond to special visual signals," the ministry added.
Moscow said the crew had to fire small arms in the direction of the boat at "a guaranteed survivability distance" when there were some 600 metres between the two vessels "to prevent the collision of the ships."
"Immediately after that the Turkish vessel drastically changed course and continued its movement past the Smetlivy at the distance of 540 metres without engaging in contact with the Russian crew," the ministry said.
Deputy defence minister Anatoly Antonov summoned a Turkish military attache, it added......http://www.france24.com/en/20151213-russian-ship-shots-collision-turkish-boat-turkey-sea-erdogan-putin
Schüsse in Ägäis: Moskau warnt Ankara vor Konsequenzen...
ReplyDeleteNach dem bewaffneten Zwischenfall im Ägäischen Meer hat das russische Verteidigungsministerium den türkischen Militärattaché vor Konsequenzen gewarnt.
Das russische Kriegsschiff „Smetliwy“ musste am Sonntag nach Angaben des russischen Verteidigungsministeriums Warnschüsse abgeben, um der Kollision mit einem türkischen Fischerboot im Ägäischen Meer, 22 Kilometer vor der griechischen Insel Limnos, zu entgehen. Nach russischen Angaben hatte sich das türkische Boot bis auf 600 Meter angenähert, ohne auf Funkwarnungen reagiert zu haben. Erst nachdem die russische Crew Warnschüsse aus Handfeuerwaffen abgegeben hatte, änderte das türkische Fischerboot seinen Kurs.....de.sputniknews.com
Captain of Turkish boat shot at by Russian warship says no shots heard...
ReplyDeleteThe captain of a Turkish vessel that received warning shots from a Russian warship while in the Aegean Sea has said the crew did not heard any warning shots while passing the warship. He also claimed the fishing vessel had been one mile away from the warship allegedly at stand still when the fishing vessel maneuvered away.
Muzaffer Geçici, whose boat “Geçiciler 1,” was subject to warning shots in the Aegean Sea early Dec. 13, said he and his crew had not been aware that shots had been fired at them. The captain has handed over footage from the boat’s surveillance cameras to the Turkish Coast Guard to support his claims.............hurriyetdailynews.com
14/12/15