Turkey issues new NAVTEX for research vessel Piri Reis in central Aegean

Turkey issued a NAVTEX (navigational telex) announcement connected Thursday evening, announcing that its probe vessel Piri Reis will behaviour technological surveys successful the cardinal Aegean, west of Chios and Lesvos, betwixt 4 and 14 October.

A akin NAVTEX was issued successful September for the Piri Reis, although the vessel ultimately did not transportation retired immoderate research.

At the time, Athens responded with a subject workout crossed the Aegean, arsenic the planned way of the Piri Reis crossed areas within the territorial waters of Greek islands and the Greek continental shelf.

So far, Athens has not officially responded to Turkey’s latest move.