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Chinese Fishing Boat Collides With 2 Coast Guard Vessels

September 08 2010

Japan

A Chinese fishing boat hit two Japanese coast guard patrol boats on Tuesday in the waters off the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, reports Japan's Kyodo News Agency.

No injuries or damage to the boats was immediately reported.

The fishing boat's bow hit the patrol boat Yonakuni's stern in waters 7 miles (12 km) northwest of Kubajima Island, which is part of the Senkaku islet chain, known as the Diaoyu Islands in China and the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan. The...

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