Greece-Cyprus power link research triggers Greek NAVTEX, Turkish counter-NAVTEX

Greece issued a NAVTEX for the French research vessel ABEILLE MARENGO to begin seabed surveys for the Greece-Cyprus electric interconnection, prompting an immediate Turkish counter-NAVTEX. This escalates the long-standing maritime jurisdiction dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean, with both sides asserting competing claims over the survey area. The incident signals heightened tension but remains in the diplomatic/maritime-claims phase, not yet kinetic.

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