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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 29 May 2022)
They found a storm in a port.
Two Turkish fishing vessels, one out of Gemlik and the other out of
Sarıyer, entered the Black Sea on 15 May to hunt for "kalkan" (turbot).
There were 12 fishermen on the boats and they had a bountiful catch
off the Crimean peninsula, snaring about 1,500 "kalkan".
On 18 May, the two boats approached nearer to the Crimean shore to
continue fishing, prompting a Russian warship to intervene and take
the boats and crews into custody. As the fishermen alerted their kin
about the situation by satellite telephone, they and their boats were
brought toward Sevastopol, escorted by the Russian warship.
Ugly, yes. But what do they think of us?
Both vessels were seized by the Russians and the fishermen were
forced to pay a $30,000 fine (called a 'donation' in Russian). They
remain on their boats as they await a court date.
However (!), Yaşar Sert, the chief of the Rumelifeneri Maritime
Products Cooperative, noted that neither of the fishing boats is
registered or licensed and that they were fishing illegally.
Nevertheless, the Turkish Foreign Ministry is undertaking diplomatic
efforts to return the fishermen to Turkey.
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