(3) Suspicious ship flees despite Coast Guard's halt order

(3) Suspicious ship flees despite Coast Guard's halt order

TOKYO, Japan - An unidentified ship in the East China Sea, 250 kilometers northwest of Amamioshima Island, southwest of the Japanese main island of Kyushu, is seen in a photo taken by the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) at 2:29 p.m. on Dec. 22. A JCG patrol vessel fired shots using a 20-millimeter machine gun and hit the suspicious ship after it failed to stop following a round of warning shots. The ship temporarily stopped after catching fire, but later resumed its flight.

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