Japan arrests Chinese boat, captain
- Published: 5 Mar 2013 at 14.49
- Online news:
Japan's coastguard arrested the captain of a Chinese boat on suspicion of illegal fishing in its exclusive economic zone on Tuesday, officials said, amid a territorial row between the two countries.
A Japan Coast Guard ship is shown alongside a Chinese marine surveillance ship near the disputed islets known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and Diaoyu islands in China, February 4, 2013. Japan's coastguard arrested the captain of a Chinese boat on suspicion of illegal fishing in its exclusive economic zone on Tuesday, officials said, amid a territorial row between the two countries.
The coral fishing boat with a crew of 11 was spotted by a coastguard patrol plane in waters some 44 kilometres (27 miles) northeast of Miyako island in the Okinawan chain, the coastguard official said.
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