Herakleion Navy Hydrographic Service issues counter-NAVTEX
The Navy Hydrographic Service (HNHS) in Herakleion, Crete, on Sunday issued a counter-NAVTEX, in response to Turkey's illegal NAVTEX for activities within the Greek continental self.
Greece's counter-NAVTEX underlines that the Turkish activity is unauthorised and illegal, in an area that overlaps the Greek continental shelf.
It also said that the Herakleion Navtex station has the authority to broadcast Navtex messages in the area.
The greek Navtex message
ZCZC HA34
312200 UTC OCT 20
IRAKLEIO RADIO NAVWARN 647/20 SOUTH EAST CRETAN SEA
UNAUTHORIZED STATION HAS BROADCAST NAVTEX MESSAGE NUMBER FA32-1364/20 IN HELLENIC NAVTEX SERVICE AREA, REFERRING TO UNAUTHORIZED AND
ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IN AN AREA THAT OVERLAPS THE GREEK CONTINENTAL SHELF. IRAKLEIO NAVTEX STATION HAS THE AUTHORITY TO BROADCAST NAVTEX MESSAGES IN THE AREA.
ALL MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO DISREGARD NAVTEX MESSAGE NUMBER FA32-1364/20.CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 142059 UTC NOV 20.