Greece shooted on the Mavi Marmara ship, which was attacked by Israeli commandos while carrying humanitarian aid to Palestine in 2010. The ship was sold after the attack and was renamed Erdoğan Bey and Anatolian, respectively.
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In the statement made by the Turkish Coast Guard Command, “On September 10th, 2022, at 13.27, Çanakkale VTS (Ship Traffic Services) reported that 2 Greek Coast Guard elements opened harassment fire on the Comoros-flagged Ro-Ro ship “Anatolian”, which was sailing in international waters 11 nautical miles southwest of Çanakkale province Bozcaada, and 2 Coast Guard Boats were immediately dispatched to the scene, and the Greek elements quickly left the region after the Turkish Coast Guard Boats were detected by the Greek elements.
There was no loss of life
The statement included the following:
It was determined that there was no loss of life or injury to the 18 personnel (6 Egyptian, 4 Somali, 5 Azerbaijani, and 3 Turkish citizens) on board after the harassment fire opened in disregard of the rules of international law.
Currently, the ship is escorted by 2 Coast Guard Boats, and an investigation has been initiated regarding the incident as per the instruction of the Çanakkale Public Prosecutor on Duty.
Her first name was Mavi Marmara
The ship, named Anatolian, is the Mavi Marmara, which was attacked by Israeli commandos while carrying humanitarian aid to Palestine in 2010. After the ship was left unclaimed for a long time after the attack, she started to be operated as a Ro-Ro under the name Erdoğan Bey. The ship, which was abandoned in Mogadishu Port of Somalia due to the bankruptcy and debts of the Mavi Deniz Taşımacılığı company, was put up for sale at the request of the Istanbul Anatolian Executive Directorate, the creditors of the company. The ship was sold to 2E Denizcilik for 4 million 853 thousand liras at the auction.
