Japan patrol ship crew says N.Korean boat hit them
7 October 2019 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191008_08/
The crew of a Japanese patrol ship says a North Korean fishing boat suddenly approached it and came into contact with the vessel.
The patrol vessel of the Japanese Fisheries Agency and the North Korean boat collided on Monday in Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan about 350 kilometers off the Noto peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.