A serious incident occurred on Tuesday night (02.09.2025) in the marine area between Thassos and SamothraceIn between Turkish fishing and Greek boats fisherman.
It all started when the Greek fishermen attempted to protest their Turkish colleagues that they had come close to the Greek coast between Thassos and Samothraki, with the consequence of even threatening even shooting in the air.
According to Voria.gr, the president of the Gri-Gri Kavala and Vice President of the Grim-Gri of Greece Union, Yiannis Manios, “in recent days Turkish fishing has reached even 4-6 miles from the coast of Samothrace. Tonight, a large number of Turkish vessels came out again for fishing and 20 of our boats went to protest. There our fishermen received insults, threats, and even shootings in the air. “
Reports indicate that there was tension between the two sides and for several minutes, around 22.00 on Tuesday night the situation was brutal. In order to have evidence, the Greek fishermen were filming the incident, and as they say, although they informed the authorities, no one rushed to the spot.
“The Turks have much larger and modern boats. They come from the port of Ainos and fish closer to our territorial waters. We were turning around to remove them, but they were coming to us, “Mr. Manios describes.
The tension retreated when after a few minutes the Greek fishing, most of which were from Kavala, and there were fishermen from Thessaloniki and Halkidiki, began to leave and return to the port of Keramoti in Kavala.
“We head to Keramoti and make a stoppage because this situation cannot continue,” Mr. Manios told Voria.
It is noted that at this time the purses are fishing for a gourmet, and this is not the first time fishermen have been complaining about a large number of Turkish vessels in the Thracian Sea.