Event

Battle of Amami-Ōshima: A Japan Coast Guard ship and an armed North Korean vessel engage in conflict near the Japanese island of Amami Ōshima

22 Dec 2001 · 28.29° N, 129.37° E

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When
22 Dec 2001
Kind
Event
Coordinates
28.29° N, 129.37° E

Placed at the island named in the title of the event it links, Amami-Ōshima.

Summary

Battle of Amami-Ōshima: A Japan Coast Guard ship and an armed North Korean vessel engage in conflict near the Japanese island of Amami Ōshima, in the East China Sea. The encounter ends in the sinking of the North Korean vessel that is later determined to have been a spy craft by the Japanese authorities.

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