Tens of shots fired from the Korean side Sakai Coast Guard vessel "Hekura"
The Maritime Safety Agency received a report from its patrol vessel "Hekura" (450 tons) on the 13th, saying that it had been shot at by a South Korean fishing boat on the 12th. The vessel was on its way to conduct a survey of Takeshima (Gokasho Village, Ochi County, Shimane Prefecture), problem islands in the Sea of Japan that are claimed by both Japan and South Korea.
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Patrol boat fired near Takeshima (San'in Shimpo)
| Document title | Patrol boat fired near Takeshima (San'in Shimpo) |
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| Date created (Western calendar) | July 14, 1953 |
| Date created (Japanese era) | July 14, Showa 28 |
| Author(s) / Editor(s) | |
| Publisher | San'in Shimposha (now the San'in Chuo Shimpo Newspaper Co.) |
| Name of publication | San'in Shimpo |
| Content | An article reporting on the first incident of a South Korean fishing boat firing at a Japanese patrol boat near Takeshima on July 12th. Before the incident, three Koreans boarded the "Hekura" and argued about the Takeshima issue with the Director of the Sakai Coast Guard Office. |
| Language | Japanese |
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| Public access | Open |
| Repository | Shimane Prefectural Library (Japanese Only) |
| Medium | Microfilm |
| Copies | 1 page |
| Reference No. | T1953071400202 |
| How to access | View at Shimane Prefectural Library. |
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