Fisheries Agency enforcement ship colliding with North Korean fishing boat enters Niigata Port Scratch on the bow October 8 11:30
The Fisheries Agency's fisheries control vessel that collided with a North Korean fishing boat on the 7th entered Niigata Port on the morning of 8th, and the 9th Regional Coast Guard headquarters confirmed the situation of the collision by checking the circumstances of the crew of the control vessel. I will investigate in detail.
After 9:00 am on the 7th, in the exclusive economic zone in Japan, about 350 km off the northwest coast of Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture, the Fisheries Agency's fishery control vessel “Okuni” collided with a large North Korean fishing boat. The North Korean fishing boat sank and the crew was thrown into the sea.
As a result of the rescue operations by the Fisheries Agency's fisheries control vessels, all 60 North Korean crew members who were thrown into the sea were rescued and all of them were taken over to another North Korean ship.
The fisheries enforcement vessel “Ookuni” of the Fisheries Agency that collided entered Niigata Port at around 10:30 am on the 8th. You can see that there are some scratches on the bow that seems to have collided with the fishing boat.
Regarding the accident, the Fisheries Agency warned that “Ookuni” discovered the fishing boat and discharged it, and said that the activity was legitimate because of the collision caused by the sudden turning of the fishing boat.
After this, the person in charge at the 9th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters will listen to the “Okuni” crew, and divers will check the bow for scratches and investigate the details of the collision.