Turkish vessel leaves area of Greek continental shelf

The crossing of the Oruc Reis research vessel into the area of Greece's continental shelf placed authorities in Athens in a state of alert on Friday, but the Turkish vessel was seen leaving the vicinity early on Saturday.
The ship on Friday was operating around 200 kilometers south of the island of island Kastellorizo, in a maritime area that Greece considers a potential exclusive economic zone, from 6.30 a.m. until about 5 p.m., when it turned eastward and moved outside the area of Greek responsibility.
In response, Greece dispatched the Nikiforos Fokas frigate, which had been moored at the island of Karpathos, to monitor the vessel, which was accompanied by two Turkish cargo ships and, at a distance, by two Turkish Navy frigates.

The Greek frigate radioed the Oruc Reis and asked it to leave the area. However, the crew of the Turkish vessel was reportedly...