As collisions between Chinese and Philippine government vessels frequently occur in the South China Sea, the Japanese Coast Guard provided training to the Philippine Coast Guard on how to preserve evidence in the event of a collision.
Last year, in the Philippines, there were frequent incidents of collisions between Philippine military transport ships and coast guard patrol boats and ships of the Chinese Coast Guard in the South China Sea, where the country has territorial disputes with China.
Against this backdrop, on the 22nd, Japan's Japan Coast Guard conducted training for the Philippine Coast Guard on how to preserve evidence left behind when ships collide at sea.
Thirty members of the Coast Guard participated at the Port of Manila in the Philippines.
Using adhesive tape on the ship's side as a collision mark, the participating members measured the height and size from the sea surface while receiving instructions from Japan Coast Guard officials, and also measured the height and size of the collision marks left behind on the ship. I was checking the procedure for collecting paint as evidence.
A female member who participated said, ``I didn't have any knowledge about criminal investigation, so the knowledge I learned was all new.''
Seiyoshi Masuda, Chief Dispatch Cooperation Officer from the Japan Coast Guard, who provided guidance, said, ``I hope that our training will serve as an opportunity for them to grow.''