A Taiwanese fishing vessel was water cannoned by Japanese patrol vessels for straying too close to exclusive waters.
The News Lens
Date: 2018/03/09
By: TNL Staff
You would think deep-sea fishermen would be used to getting wet, but the recent use of
Katsushika Hokusai
water cannons against a Taiwanese fishing vessel by Japanese patrol ships has proven controversial.
After the spray-down, they returned the next day, claiming to be a chartered pleasure fishing vessel – an odd claim for a long-line fishing boat. This time, they narrowly stayed out of Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
The owner of the fishing vessel could see his license suspended, CNA reported, but Taiwan’s admonishment of their own citizen felt like a hook in the mouth for some. In response to the lack of a firm defense by the Taiwanese government, one citizen reportedly defaced a plaque outside Japan’s de-facto embassy. [FULL STORY]
