An officer on a Swedish coastal patrol boat was injured on Monday when the he tried to board a yacht near the island of Lesbos.
The Swedish vessel, which is taking part in the Frontex-coordinated Operation Poseidon Sea, conducted a border control procedure in Greek coastal waters after the yacht ignored several commands to stop its engine. Following several attempts to signal the yachts to stop, it instead accelerated in the direction of Turkey. The Swedish CPB caught up with the yacht, but during an attempt to board it a Swedish officer was jammed between the two vessels. He was hospitalised after the incident with a bone fracture.
Two other Swedish officers boarded the yacht and arrested two people on board. The yacht was escorted to the port of Mytilene. Greek authorities are investigating the case.
The Swedish CPB is one of the 16 vessels taking part in Operation Poseidon Sea in Greece.