The coast guard of Japan made the detention of the Russian ship “Amur”, which was faced with the Japanese fishing vessel “Dai Hali Hokko Maru” at the coast of Hokkaido, for the time of the proceedings. This is reported by TASS.
Detention period of the Russian ship in Porto Mombetsu will depend on the content of the investigation, said in the Japanese department. “We cannot say how much it will last”, “added there, noting that the captain and crew of the vessel can be questioned due to what happened.
The collision occurred at 6:00 local time (at midnight on MSK) near the city of Mombetsu. As a result of the collision, five Japanese fishermen was saved by the Russian crew, three wounded died. Nobody suffered on the Russian vessel. Consul General of the Russian Federation in Sapporo Sergey Marin said that the vessel could face due to a strong fog.