Japan says it has rescued 'dozens' of North Korean fishermen after sea collision, far more than first thought aboard.
TOKYO — The Latest on a collision between a Japanese fisheries patrol ship and a North Korea fishing boat :Japan’s Coast Guard says it has rescued “dozens” of North Korean fishermen after a collision at sea, far more than the authorities’ first thought were aboard the vessel.
The North Korean boat sank about half an hour after the collision in the area called Yamatotai, known as rich ground for squid fishing northwest of the Noto Peninsula. The Fisheries Agency says its patrol vessel, joined by Coast Guard aircraft and ships, has rescued an unspecified number of North Korean fishermen and is searching for the others.
The Fisheries Agency said the collision occurred in the area known as Yamatotai, off Japan’s northern coast of the Noto Peninsula known as rich ground for squid fishing.The Japanese Fisheries Agency says its patrol boat and a North Korean fishing boat have collided in waters off Japan’s northern coast crowded with poachers from the North.
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