Chinese fishing boat sank in the East China Sea

The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) said that on the morning of August 11, a Chinese fishing boat sank immediately after colliding with the Greek cargo ship Anangel Courage in the waters near the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.

According to the JCG, the incident occurred at 5 a.m. about 65 kilometers from Uotsuri Island in the Senkaku Islands. The headquarters of the JCG Regional Unit No. 11 received a distress signal from the 106,727-ton Anangel Courage and dispatched a patrol boat and an aircraft to the area.

JCG ship rescued 6 Chinese crew members.

A JCG patrol vessel rescued six crew members from the fishing boat and searched for the missing. The Japanese Foreign Ministry said it had contacted the Chinese government about the incident.

The Chinese side expressed its appreciation for the rescue operation. The JCG unit, based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, has been on high alert since detecting increased activity by Chinese fishing vessels and coast guard vessels in the waters around the Senkaku Islands on August 5.

About 200-300 Chinese fishing vessels were detected passing through the contiguous zone outside Japan's territorial waters, some of which went deep into the country's waters, causing Tokyo to repeatedly make strong protests to Beijing.

According to the Japan Maritime Security Agency, on August 8, a total of 15 Chinese coast guard vessels entered the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands area, marking the highest number of intrusions in a single day ever. The Japanese government is increasing the level of warning and surveillance in this area.

According to VTC