The Search and Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) of the Republic of Cyprus on Wednesday in response to Turkey’s Navtex regarding the search for the GSI.
It notes that Turkey’s Navtex 352/26 “was not issued in coordination with the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus.”
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The exploration activities to be carried out by the Abeille Marengo within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf of the Republic of Cyprus have been authorized under License No. 05/2026 issued by the Republic of Cyprus and published in Navigational Warning 345/26 by the Larnaca Vessel Traffic Service, it is noted.
The only authorized station within the area of responsibility of the Republic of Cyprus’s Navtex is the Larnaca Maritime Rescue Coordination Center, it is added.
Source: CNA
