Russia expressed a decisive protest of Japan due to the incident with the Japanese fishing vessel detained by Russian border guards. This is reported on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
It also says that the ship “Eiho-Maru 172” was noticed in the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation, did not answer inquiries and attempted to flee, and during the persecution, “dangerously maneuvered, having fallen on the guard boat and undergoing a threat to life and Health of his crew. ” Russian diplomats stressed that the border guards acted in accordance with international law.
June 2 became known that Tokyo sent Moscow protest due to the detention of the Japanese vessel by Russian border guards. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country found that the Russian border service allegedly detained Japanese fishermen in the exclusive economic zone of Japan. Earlier on the same day it was reported that the Russian fishing vessel “Amur” was detained in Japan as a collateral of the injured party.
On May 26, the Russian trade ship “Amur” and the Japanese fishing vessel “Dai Hati Hokko-Maru” collided off the coast of Hokkaido. As a result of five Japanese sailors, the Russian crew saved, three wounded died. The Japanese side detained “Amur” and conducts an investigation in connection with the incident, the captain of the Russian vessel was attracted to the proceedings.