Connected waters off Senkaku Four ships of the China Coast Guard sailed on October 5 at 10:41

According to the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, four ships of the Chinese Coast Guard are navigating the connected waters just outside the Japanese territorial waters.

As of 9:00 am on the 5th, two of the four ships are approximately 33 kilometers north-northwest of Kuba Island in the Senkaku Islands and approximately 39 kilometers west-northwest, and the other one is approximately 34 kilometers southwest of Taisho Island. Means that it is navigating approximately 38 km southeast of South Kojima.

The Coast Guard Headquarters continues to warn and monitor four ships so that they do not approach the territorial waters.