Japan arrests Russian crew member over boat collision

Russian cargo ship AMUR is seen after colliding with Daihachi Hokko Maru, a Japanese crab fishing vessel, in the Sea of Okhotsk, north of Japan’s Hokkaido island, on May 26, 2021. - Kyodo News via AP

TOKYO (AFP): Japan's coastguard said Monday (June 7) it has arrested a Russian crew member over a collision that killed three local fishermen, in the latest maritime dispute between the neighbouring countries.

The collision of a Russian ship and a Japanese boat happened late last month off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.