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TURKEY – CYPRUS – ITALY Turkish ships block Italian drilling ship in Cypriot waters NAT da Polis

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Creato: 24 Febbraio 2018
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saipem shipThe Saipem drilling platform, which operates under license from the Cypriot government, was supposed to resume its activities. Turkey rejects the agreements signed by the Cypriot government with Israel and Egypt, claiming that they harm the

interests of Turkish Cypriot community. However, others believe that Turkey is using the latter to control the oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean.

 Istanbul (AsiaNews) – Turkish Navy ships have again stopped a drilling ship owned by Saipem, an Italian oil and gas company, threatening to sink it.

The incident occurred 25 nautical miles southeast of Cyprus, in block 3, within the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The commander of the Italian vessel was able to avoid a collision with Turkish naval ship.

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