Greece declares Turkish maritime notice invalid

The Heraklion NAVTEX station has issued a warning (NAVWARN 1441/26) declaring a previous notice transmitted by an "unauthorised station" to be "null and void".

The notice in question had announced survey activities for the installation of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) submarine cable, an EU Project of Common Interest, by the French-flagged vessel VB "Abeille Marengo", CE Report quotes ANA-MPA.

The new NAVTEX effectively cancels the Turkish NAVTEX. The notice declared null and void bears the number FA76-1127/26 and corresponds to Turkish NAVTEX 1127/26, issued on the evening of November 10, which stated that Türkiye had given its consent for the surveys to begin.

According to the NAVTEX, a significant part of the survey lines, defined by two sets of 11 coordinates each, lies within Greece’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf, as delineated under international law and Law 4001/2011.

The Heraklion station reiterated that surveys in Greek maritime areas must be conducted in accordance with the terms of Greek permits 31373/07.06.2024, 9020/11.02.2026 and 65808/06.11.2026.

The notice also clarified that NAVWARN HA15-1411/26 remains in force. The new notice is automatically cancelled on March 20, 2027.

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