Inside the territorial waters off Senkaku The Ships of the China Coast Guard repeatedly approached Japanese fishing boats at 3:51 pm on July 3.
Two ships of the China Coast Guard, which entered the territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on the 2nd and approached Japanese fishing boats, continue to navigate within the territorial waters. Since the two boats are repeatedly approaching fishing boats, the Coast Guard Headquarters warns them to leave the waters immediately and places patrol boats around them to increase vigilance.
According to the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, on the evening of the 2nd, two ships of the Chinese Coast Guard invaded the territorial waters of Japan off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, and then about 7 kilometers west of Uotsuri Island, I approached a Japanese fishing boat that was operating in the vicinity.
For this reason, the patrol boat of the Coast Guard Headquarters entered the space between the vessels of the Japan Coast Guard and secured the safety of the fishing boat.
As of 3 pm on the 3rd, the two vessels are sailing within the territorial waters approximately 8 kilometers west of Uotsuri Island, and are repeatedly approaching fishing boats.
The Coast Guard Headquarters warns the two ships to immediately leave the territorial waters, and places patrol boats around them to strengthen their vigilance.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is protesting to the Chinese side that it was approaching and tracking Japanese fishing boats in the territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in May this year over the vessels of the China Coast Guard.