“A sudden turn of a North Korean fishing boat is the cause of the collision.” The Fisheries Agency October 7, 23:33
Regarding the accident in which the North Korean fishing boat collided with the Fisheries Agency's fisheries enforcement ship, the Fisheries Agency had a press conference from 10:00 on the night of the 7th. He showed that the activity was justified and released the site images.
At the press conference, the Fisheries Agency explained the situation at the time of the collision while showing three photos of the on-site control activities, and warned them to discharge water and leave because they found a steel fishing boat that seems to be a North Korean flag However, it was revealed that the fishing boat made a sudden turn and the bow of the control boat and the port side of the fishing boat contacted.
As a result of the collision, the fishing boat was sunk so that a lifeboat was taken out from the control boat to rescue all the crew, and then another ship that appeared to be a North Korean register appeared and took over the crew.
Mr. Satoshi Kuwahara of the Fisheries Management Division, Fisheries Agency Resource Management Department, who met the interview, said the cause of the collision: The activity of the control ship itself is being carried out legitimately. "
In addition, the reason for the control was to prevent illegal operation of the sunken fishing boat, after returning the crew of the sunken fishing boat. The fishing boats that appear to have been registered in North Korea are also surely removed from the waters of Japan, "he said, indicating that returning the crew was a normal response.