Two more Israeli fishing vessels have been vessels have been apprehended by Turkish naval vessels and escorted into Turkish ports, it was reported here today.
The fresh detentions of vessels and crew, bringing the number of captured ships to three, have caused concern among Israeli fishermen. For years Israeli fishing boats have operated off the Turkish shore, but well outside territorial water limits.
The crew of these two vessels have been detained aboard ship because of a lack of space in the prison in the port to which their ships were taken.
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