Japan Coast Guard training with local maritime authorities in response to pirates Malaysia January 24, 14:45
In Malaysia, a training was conducted by the local maritime authorities with the Japan Coast Guard to confirm specific techniques such as responding to pirates at sea. Japan hopes to strengthen its ties with Malaysia, which has maritime strategic points and the Strait of Malacca, through training.
A port near the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital, has been called by the Japan Coast Guard patrol boat "Echigo" since the 22nd. Approximately 60 people, including the staff of the event, participated.
The training was conducted on the assumption that special forces would take control of patrol boats that appeared to have been taken over by pirates.
Among them, six special forces approached the patrol boat with a small boat, boarded quickly, and then detained two pirate men armed with handguns.
In addition, training was conducted on forensic work, fingerprints were collected from weapons, etc., and Japan Coast Guard officials checked the procedure.
In addition, assuming that oil had leaked from the ship, both staff were trained to install a special membrane to suppress the spread of oil on the sea surface and suction the oil.
Japan wants to deepen its cooperation in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean by sharing technologies and know-how in countries in Southeast Asia, which are sea lanes and maritime transport routes.
"The Malacca Strait is an important place for Japan's maritime transport, and strengthening ties with Malaysia will lead to stability in the Japanese economy," said Shiroki Suzuki, security guard and rescue department of the Japan Coast Guard.