North Korean ship crashes into Japanese Ministry coast guard patrol

Around twenty rth Koreans were sent overboard as a rth Korean boat collided with a Japanese fisheries ncy patrol vessel in Sea of Japan on Monday, according to reports. More than 10 crew members of rth Korean fishing vessel involved in  accident with a Japanese patrol boat were rescued.

Patrol ships and aircraft sent to site to rescue crew

According to reports, Kazuma hara, Japan coast guard spokesman stated that y were dispatching rescue boats and aircraft to area, as soon as y got news about collision. However, y couldn’t gar any furr details regarding situation. All crew members that abandoned fishing boat were rescued and handed over to ar rth Korean ship, Coast Guard said.

As per reports, rth Korean boat was believed to be a fishing vessel, which got capsized partially soon after crash. A Japanese Fisheries ncy official said patrol boat h sent a warning to rth Korean ship asking it to get out of   Japan's exclusive ecomic zone as it was fishing illegally. However, after collision, re were updates or immediate word on status of crew in fishing boat. collision occurred in waters some 350 kilometres rthwest of to peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture in central Japan, hara said. 

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Japan Coast Guard said it has sent patrol ships and aircraft to site, to launch rescue operation of crew members. status of fishermen wasn’t immediately kwn but reportedly one on Japanese ship was hurt. He also said that Japanese patrol has been strengned around water re in cooperation with fisheries ncy, in recent years following reports that many rth Korean fishing boats were poaching fish and squids.

According to experts, in order to satisfy government’s demands to get bigger catches, most of fishermen from rth are travelling far out to sea. 

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Ghost ships

Dozens of rth Korean fishing vessels wash up on Japan's coast every year, according to reports. However, y are more prone to mechanical faults and or functioning problems due to ir old poorly equipped vessels, including running out of fuel, and re are few ways for m to call for rescue. 

Boats have also washed up on Japanese shores with crew on board de, popularly referred to as "ghost ships" by local media. In 2018, 10 rth Koreans rescued from a tiny wooden boat drifting off rrn Japan were deported back to ir country. 

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