France rejoins Japan in N. Korea surveillance in E. China Sea
February 20, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
This file photo taken on Jan. 10, 2020, shows Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Takanami off the coast of Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) A French Navy vessel will conduct surveillance activities in the East China Sea until early March as part of international efforts to block North Korea from engaging in ship-to-ship transfers of goods at sea in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry. It will be the second time that France has carried out such activities in waters near Japan since 2019, the ministry said.
France rejoins Japan in North Korea surveillance in East China Sea
A French Navy vessel will conduct surveillance activities in the East China Sea until early March as part of international efforts to block North Korea from engaging in ship-to-ship transfers of goods at sea in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry.
It will be the second time that France has carried out such activities in waters near Japan since 2019, the ministry said.
Japan welcomed the dispatch of the frigate Prairial, with the ministry pledging to ensure effective implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions in partnership with France and other members of the international community.
Japanese submarine seriously damaged in collision: Officials
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Wed, Feb 10 2021 10:42 IST |
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Japanese submarine seriously damaged in collision: Officials. Image Source: IANS News
Tokyo, Feb 10 : Officials from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) said that one of their submarines that collided with a commercial vessel off the western coast of the country has been damaged more than initially thought.
The officials said on Tuesday that the 84-metre-long Soryu Class submarine sustained damage to its conning tower and its hydroplane due to the collision in the Pacific Ocean, off the main island of Shikoku.
The submarine s communications equipment also sustained damaged, which led to a three-hour delay to report the incident.
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A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (SDF) submarine collided with a commercial vessel in the Pacific Ocean off the western main island of Shikoku, injuring three crewmembers on the submarine, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.In the .