More than 20 fishing boat collisions enter the sea Dozens of fisheries enforcement vessels from the Fisheries Agency rescued October 7 at 15:54
On the morning of the 7th, more than 20 North Korean crew members have been thrown into the sea in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. The Fisheries Agency's fishing boats rescued dozens of people.
After 9:00 am on the 7th, in the exclusive economic zone of Japan, about 350 km off the northwest coast of Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture, the Fisheries Agency's fishing vessel “Okuni” collided with a large fishing boat in North Korea. did.
According to the Japan Coast Guard and Fisheries Agency, the one that collided was one of Japan's leading fishing grounds called `` Yamatoko '', and when it collided, North Korean fishing boats were submerged and sinked, and more than 20 crew members were thrown into the sea. It is that.
Currently, fisheries vessels of the Fisheries Agency are engaged in rescue and search activities and have rescued dozens of people so far.
Also, there are no injuries among the crew members of the Fisheries Agency's Fishery Control Ship.
On the other hand, the Japan Coast Guard has contacted the Pyongyang Rescue Coordination Headquarters in North Korea to request that the rescued crew of the North Korean fishing boat be picked up. Is that there is no answer.
In the last few years, “Daiwako” has been illegally operated by North Korean squid fishing fishing boats from early summer to winter, and the Japan Coast Guard and Fisheries Agency have continued patrols and patrol vessels.