And incident took place this morning in Port Said, when the Greek-owned ship “Island of Rhodes” came under fire from unknown persons during a regular inspection by the Consular Harbor-Master. It should be noted that there is tension in Port Said today following the court decision on the football tragedy that resulted in over 70 deaths.
As soon as the ship came under fire, it left the port. All passengers and crew are safe, as is the Consular Harbor-Master who was carrying out the inspection.
Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos was notified immediately of the incident and briefed the Prime Minister as well as the Shipping Minister, Kostis Mousouroulis.
Mr. Avramopoulos is in contact with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, who is in Addis Ababa, to be kept apprised of the actions the Egyptian government plans to take to find those responsible.
Finally, on the instructions of the Foreign Minister, Greece’s Ambassador to Egypt is on alert to provide all possible assistance to Greek citizens who may be in the area.