A high-speed chase off the eastern Aegean island of Kos ended with the Greek Coast Guard firing warning shots after a speedboat allegedly tried to ram a patrol vessel. The pursuit began in the early hours near Therma on Kos, when Coast Guard officers spotted a speedboat carrying 30 third-country nationals. When the pilot realised he had been detected, he accelerated and attempted to change course, ignoring repeated visual and audible signals to stop. During the chase, the operator allegedly made dangerous manoeuvres and attempted to collide with the patrol boat. The two vessels eventually made contact, with their inflatable side tubes touching. Coast Guard officers then fired warning shots into a safe direction, which led the speedboat to stop. All 30 people onboard were rescued and transferred to the port of Kos. A 28-year-old Afghan national was arrested after being identified by the other passengers as the suspected smuggler. He faces charges including migrant smuggling, participation in a criminal organization and illegal entry into Greece. The speedboat was confiscated, and the Kos Port Authority is conducting a preliminary investigation. The case follows a pattern of confrontations between migrant-smuggling speedboats and Greek Coast Guard patrol vessels in the eastern Aegean, including earlier incidents off Chios. The suspect is currently under arrest while the preliminary investigation continues.