On May 14, the Greek Navy's Hydrographic Service issued NAVTEX warning of real-fire exercises southeast of Karpathos.
NAVTEX is as follows:
ZCZC QA39
141800 UTC MAY 21
STATHMOS IRAKLEIO AR.MIN. 315/21
KARPATHIO PELAGOS
NOTIOANATOLIKA NISOY KARPATHOY
ASKISEIS PYRON
APO 180500 UTC EOS 180900 UTC MAY 21
STHN PERIOCHI POY PERIKLEIETAI APO TA STIGMATA:
35-30.00B 027-40.00A
35-00.00B 027-15.00A
34-40.00B 028-00.00A
35-20.00B 028-20.00A
EFISTATAI PROSOCHI
AKYROSI MINYMATOS STIS 181000 UTC MAY 21
NNNN
Below the announcement of the Antalya station of the Turkish Hydrographic Service, which claims that the area where the exercise will take place belongs to its jurisdiction: