‘Open line of communication with Italy’ on Turkish harassment, ENI drillship at standstill (Update 1)

10-2-2018 Cyprus Mail CyprusMail Warm

‘Open line of communication with Italy’ on...

Cyprus was maintaining an open line of communication with Italy on Saturday after energy giant ENI’s drillship Saipem 12000 was given instructions to stay put overnight while on its way to a drill site in Block 3 of the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) due to harassment by Turkish warships.

The Saipem was still at a complete standstill on Saturday afternoon according to marinetraffic.com, a live ship-monitoring website. Various reports said there were anything from three to six Turkish warships in close proximity to the platform.

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