On the 28th, when a bottom trawling fishing boat was seized by Russian security authorities off the coast of Wakkanai City, Hokkaido, the union leader of the fishing cooperative to which he belongs said, "I was taking him in the exclusive economic zone of Japan. Is regrettable, "he said, and complained that the capture was unjustified.
The 172nd Sakhalin Maru (160 tons), an offshore trawler belonging to the Wakkanai Machinery Fisheries Cooperative in Hokkaido, was captured by the Russian Border Protection Bureau on the 28th while operating in the waters east of Cape Soya in Wakkanai City. He was taken to the port of Korsakov in southern Sakhalin.
On the morning of the 29th, the union leader of the Fisheries Cooperative, Seiichi Kazenashi, told reporters, "It's a completely unjust story. It's regrettable that I was operating in Japan's exclusive economic zone." ..
After that, he said, "I'm worried because I went to a place I had no plans for. I want you to come back soon." It was.
According to the fishery cooperative, 14 people including the captain are on board the fishing boat, but there is no contact with the fishery cooperative.
On the other hand, the Russian side said that the reason for the capture was "I was operating in Russia's exclusive economic zone. As a result of warning shooting, stopping the ship, and inspecting, multiple types of crabs were found on the ship." I will.
According to the 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, when the fishing boat was asked to stop, there was information that it was shot with something like a flare gun or tear gas bullet, so a patrol boat was dispatched to the site sea area for confirmation. We are.