Battle of Amami-Ōshima
2001 armed naval confrontation between Japan and North Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Amami-Ōshima, known in Japan as the Spy Ship Incident in the Southwest Sea of Kyūshū (九州南西海域工作船事件, kyūshū-nansei-kaiiki-kōsakusen-jiken), was a six-hour naval confrontation between Japan and North Korea. It took place near the Japanese island of Amami Ōshima, in the East China Sea on 22 December 2001.
Battle of Amami-Ōshima | |||||||
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A ZPU-2 anti-aircraft gun that was mounted on the North Korean spy vessel. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
North Korea | Japan | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Korean People's Navy | Japanese Coast Guard | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 naval trawler[1] |
2–3 patrol boats[2][1] 70 men[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
15 killed[3] 1 naval trawler sunk[4] |
3 wounded[3] 1 patrol boat damaged[3] |
The encounter ended in the sinking of the North Korean vessel, which the Japanese authorities later announced was determined to have been a spy craft.[5][6] The encounter took place outside Japanese territorial waters, but within the exclusive economic zone, an area extending 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) from Japanese land, within which Japan can claim exclusive rights to fishing and mineral resources.