Two Chinese fishermen die during pursuit by Taiwanese Coast Guard
Two Chinese fishermen die during pursuit by Taiwanese Coast Guard
2024-02-15
Two Chinese fishermen have drowned while trying to avoid capture by Taiwan’s Coast Guard. Coast Guard officials said the fishermen’s boat trespassed into waters near Kinmen on Wednesday. The four crew on board resisted inspection, and their boat overturned when Taiwan authorities gave chase. The Mainland Affairs Council says it informed China of the incident immediately. China has accused Taiwan of causing the deaths by pursuing the fishermen in a “violent and dangerous” way.
Rescue workers struggle to lift an unconscious Chinese fisherman onto the boat. But the fisherman won’t budge, as his water-soaked clothing adds too much weight.
Eventually a spine board is placed on the water for support. With careful coordination, each fisherman is pulled from the water.
All four men who capsized were fishers from China. On Wednesday, they entered Taiwanese waters to fish. Taiwan’s Coast Guard gave chase, and the Chinese boat capsized during the pursuit.
Chen Chien-wen
Coast Guard’s 9th Offshore Flotilla in Kinmen
They had crossed the border illegally to fish. Their boat resisted inspection and tried to escape in a zigzag formation, at one point using an evasive maneuver that caused the boat to capsize. All four crew were thrown into the sea. Two of them survived. The other two were sent immediately to Kinmen Hospital for emergency care and were declared dead upon arrival.
Chang Chung-lung
Coast Guard Administration deputy director-general
During border enforcement, the Chinese vessel fled in a zigzag formation, resisting inspection and capsizing. The vessel involved in this case was unnamed, lacking certification and port of registry, making it a common concern and target for law enforcement on both sides of the strait.
Chiu Tai-san
Mainland Affairs Council minister
We do still maintain a degree of communication with the Coast Guard and the other side of the strait. We informed them of the situation right away.
Despite the circumstances, China has strongly condemned the incident. Its Taiwan Affairs Office blasted Taiwan for using “violent and dangerous methods” against Chinese fishermen.
Su Tzu-yun
Defense analyst
I feel that in its statement, China reverses cause and effect, transforming the situation into something else altogether. In reality, Chinese fishermen’s habit of trespassing is the cause of disputes over fishing rights. Actually Chinese fishermen have long engaged in overfishing in surrounding waters. They’ve had clashes with South Korea’s coast guard, resulting in deaths and injuries to Chinese fishermen.
Ko Wen-je
Taiwan People’s Party chair
We do still need to strive for peace. So with respect to the deaths and injuries caused, of course we must express our condolences. As for the issue of fishing rights, it’s best to be able to sit down and talk about it.
But despite calls for peaceful talks, a resolution appears unlikely without a Chinese crackdown on its own illegal fishing.
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中國漁船越界捕魚被我方追捕 蛇行翻覆2死
2024-02-15
又有中國籍漁船越界，不過這回是趁大年初五闖金門海域捕魚，遭海巡追緝還加速、蛇行，導致漁船翻覆兩人失去生命跡象，陸委會表示，有和對岸保持聯繫即時告知相關情形，沒想到中國越界在先，竟嗆這起事件是因為台灣以粗暴和危險的方式對待大陸漁民，軍事專家認為根本是偷換概念，而且中國對周邊水域濫捕早就不是第一次。
兩名潛水人員，試圖將失去生命跡象的落水中國漁民，推上翻覆的船艇，但卻發現泡過水實在太重，完全推不起來。
只好將長背板放入水中，撐起落水者，藉由支撐力和浮力，以及通力合作，才成功把人送離水面。
落水的四人都是中國漁民，週三他們越界捕魚，為了躲避海巡追緝，才蛇行逃逸。
[[海巡隊第九岸巡隊副隊長 陳建文]]
“就是來越界捕魚，該快艇蛇行，拒檢，甚至甩尾導致快艇翻覆，船上四名人員落海，其中兩個生還，另外兩位經過緊急送往署立金門醫院急救，宣告急救無效死亡”
[[海巡署副署長 張忠龍]]
“執法過程中陸船蛇行拒檢，不慎翻覆，涉案船舶系屬三無船舶，也就是所謂無船名， 無船舶證書，無船籍港登記，為兩岸協同執法共同關注的對象”
[[陸委會主委 邱太三]]
“跟海巡署跟對岸，都保持一定程度的聯繫，那也即時的讓他們知道相關情形”
明明是漁民越界拒檢在先，國台辦卻反嗆，台灣以粗暴和危險的方式對待大陸漁民，是導致這起事件發生的主要原因。
[[軍事專家 蘇紫雲]]
“他現在這個聲明，我想是倒果為因，也就是他變成一個偷換概念，事實上就是中國大陸漁民，他這種對於越界濫捕行為，才是造成各國漁權紛爭的主因。其實中國大陸漁民，向來對於周邊水域，都造成很大的掠奪性的濫捕，譬如他也跟南韓的海警發生過武力衝突，釀成中國大陸漁民死傷”
[[民眾黨主席 柯文哲]]
“還是盡量平和，所以造成這個傷亡，我們當然還是要表達哀悼，關於這漁權問題，最好是能夠坐下來談”
中國長期放任漁民越界捕魚，態度囂張，想好好談恐怕沒這麼容易。
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