![20 North Korean Fishermen Overboard After Collision With Japan Ship, NHK says]( "20 North Korean Fishermen Overboard After Collision With Japan Ship, NHK says")
(Bloomberg) — Twenty North Korean fishermen were tipped into the sea after their boat collided with a Japanese Fisheries Agency vessel in waters off Japan’s west coast, public broadcaster NHK said.The incident took place at about 9:10 a.m. roughly 350 kilometers (220 miles) northwest of the Noto Peninsula, the broadcaster said. Coast guard vessels were heading to the area, NHK said.The North Korean fishing vessel sank after the collision, according to Jiji Press. Kyodo News said it took place within Japan’s exclusive economic zone.Japanese coast guard vessels have in the past rescued North Korean fishermen who stray far from their coast in flimsy vessels.(Corrects spelling of name of fisheries body in first paragraph)To contact the reporter on this story: Isabel Reynolds in Tokyo at [email protected] contact the editors responsible for this story: Brendan Scott at [email protected], Jon HerskovitzFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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