Japan’s coast guard expelled hundreds of North Korean fishing vessels from its waters this summer, officials said Thursday, as tensions soar in response to Pyongyang launching a missile over its neighbor. The agency said it fired water cannon at some boats whose crew refused orders to…
Japan’s coastguard said it issued at least 820 warnings to North Korean boats trawling illegally in its economic zone, firing water cannon at some vessels that refused to leave
Japan’s coast guard expelled hundreds of North Korean fishing vessels from its waters this summer, officials said Thursday, as tensions soar in response to Pyongyang launching a missile over its neighbor.
The agency said it fired water cannon at some boats whose crew refused orders to leave the Yamato Banks, a rich fishing ground in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) , adding that the expulsions started in mid-July.
It was the first time the coast guard revealed it has being booting the North Korean ships from Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) .
