Greek gunboat on patrol nudged by Turkish cargo vessel: Navy

Reuters ^ | May 4, 2018 | Reuters Staff

[Leaning Right]

A Greek gunboat was nudged by a Turkish cargo vessel early on Friday while on patrol for unauthorized migrant crossings in the Aegean Sea, the Greek navy said.

The gunboat “Armatolos” was on patrol off the island of Lesbos as part of a NATO operation when the incident occurred at 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT).

The Turkish-flagged vessel “approached and touched” the Greek gunboat, the navy said in a statement. It then accelerated toward Turkish shores and did not respond to subsequent radio calls from the Greek gunboat, according to the statement.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Or, in more recent times:

"Ramming Speed!"

[philetus]

Yet another odd move by Turkey. nudge nudge wink wink

[MCF]

I feel no sympathy for the Greeks. The are so self absorbed they do nothing to make their nation strong. It is all about ME!

[dfwgator]

[elcid1970]

In 1970 at southern NATO headquarters in Naples, secular Turks whose hero was Kemal Ataturk were far more likeable than arrogant Greeks whose heroes were Melina Mercouri & the Papandreou’s. They hated Nixon & were anti-Vietnam war, while Turks had fought on our side in the Korean War).

Islam’s changed all that. It’s turning Turkey into an Islamist hellhole & the Greeks have finally awakened to the Muslim threat due to invading migrants. They don’t have time to reflect on their `glorious past’ anymore.