On the afternoon of the 22nd, the 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters said that a Chinese coral fishing boat was operating without permission from Japan in Japan's exclusive economic zone off the coast of the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture. arrested the captain of
According to the 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, after 1:00 pm on the 22nd, a patrol aircraft found a Chinese coral fishing boat off the west coast of Gaja Island in the Tokara Islands.
The fishing boats were sailing in Japan's exclusive economic zone, and three patrol boats headed to the scene after being contacted by an aircraft. It means that
A coast guard officer on the patrol boat boarded the fishing boat to ask it to stop, and around 4:40 pm, the Chinese captain Hu Jinlong (58) was arrested on the spot on suspicion of fishing without permission. bottom.
The Japan Coast Guard has not clarified its approval or disapproval, citing an obstacle to the investigation.
A foreign vessel operating without permission in Japan's exclusive economic zone was arrested in Kagoshima Prefecture three years ago in January, when the Fisheries Agency appointed the captain of a South Korean fishing boat off the coast of Takarajima in the Tokara Islands. Ever since I got arrested.
At this time, the captain was released because the South Korean side promised to pay collateral, which is equivalent to bail in criminal cases.