중국 정보수집함, 일본 영해 침범

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https://news.usni.org/2022/11/04/tokyo-protests-chinese-surveillance-ship-transit-in-territorial-waters-japan-prepares-for-fleet-review

중국 인민해방군 해군의 슈팡급 정보수집함이 10월 26일 오전 12시 10분 규슈 남방 쿠치노에라부섬 남서쪽 영해를 침범했다고 합니다. 이는 올들어 4번째 영해 침범이라고 합니다. 고속정인 PG-826 JS 오타카, 규슈 가노야에 배치된 제1 비행단과 혼슈 아츠기의 제4비행단의 P-1, 나하 제5비행단의 P-3C가 이 배를 추적했다고 하네요. 

또한 28일 아오모리현 류피곶 서쪽 160km 해역에서 러시아 해군의 발잠급 정보수집함이 서쪽으로 항해하는 것이 목격됐다고 하네요. 함번 80 프리발티카함이라고 합니다. 기사엔 발잠급 사진을 올리고 슈팡급 정보수집함이라고 캡션을 잘못 달았네요. 

- 가고시마 시 남쪽 120km, 규슈 본섬에서 80km 가량 떨어진 쿠치노에라부 섬

Tokyo Protests Chinese Surveillance Ship Transit in Territorial Waters, Japan Prepares for Fleet Review

November 4, 2022 5:39 PM

Shupang-class survey ship ( 역주: 러시아 해군 발잠급 정보수집함) 

A People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) survey ship vessel entered Japan’s territorial waters near islands south of Kyushu this week, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense.

The Shupang-class survey ship was sighted sailing northeast through Japan’s contiguous zone west of Gaja Island and entered Japan’s territorial waters southwest of Kuchinoerabu Island at 12:10 a.m. local time on Wednesday. The ship departed Japan’s territorial waters after three hours of operating near Yakushima Island and sailed southeast. According to Japanese officials, the transit was the fourth intrusion of a foreign warship this year, marking a record high.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force fast attack craft JS Otaka (PG-826), JMSDF P-1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) from Fleet Air Wing 1 out of Kanoya Air Base, Kyushu and Fleet Air Wing 4 operating from Naval Air Facility Atusgi, Honshu, and a JMSDF P-3C Orion MPA from Fleet Air Wing 5 operating from Naha Air Base, Okinawa, monitored the PLAN ship. Japan has lodged a diplomatic protest over the incident.

On Monday, the Japanese MoD issued a statement that said on Oct. 28, a Russian Navy Balzam-class surveillance ship was sighted sailing west in an area 160 kilometers west of Cape Ryupi, Aomori Prefecture, Honshu. An image and hull number provided in the release identified the ship as Pribaltica (80), which is part of the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet. The following day, the Russian ship was sighted sailing southeast towards the Tsugaru Strait before turning around in an area 80 kilometers west of Cape Ryupi and subsequently sailing northwest into the Sea of Japan. Minesweeper JS Izushima (MSC-687) and a JMSDF P-3C Orion MPA of Fleet Air Wing 2 based at JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base, Honshu monitored the Russian ship, according to the release.

Meanwhile, a number of naval vessels are docked in Yokosuka for the JMSDF International Fleet Review (IFR), which will happen on Sunday at Sagami Bay. Australia, Brunei, Canada, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States will take part in the IFR. Details on the U.S. participation have not yet been disclosed, but the following list of ships are currently docked at Yokosuka, according to ship spotters:

https://twitter.com/US7thFleet/status/1587711061326716933

• Australia: Destroyer HMAS Hobart (DDG39), frigate HMAS Arunta (FFH151) and submarine HMAS Farncomb (SSG74)
• Brunei: Offshore patrol vessel KDB Darulehsan (07)
• Canada: Frigates HMCS Vancouver (FFH331) and HMCS Winnipeg (FFH338)
• India: Frigate INS Shivalik (F47) and corvette INS Kamorta (P28)
• Indonesia: Corvette KRI Diponegoro (365)
• Malaysia: Next generation patrol vessel KD Kelantan (PV175)
• New Zealand: Replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A11)
• Pakistan: Frigate PNS Shamsheer (FFG-252) and replenishment ship PNS Nasr (A47)
• Republic of Korea: Fast combat support ship ROKS Soyang (AOE-51)
• Thailand: Frigate HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej (FFG471)
• Singapore: Frigate RSS Formidable (68)

U.K. patrol vessel HMAS Tamar (P233) is also taking part in the fleet review. Submarine Farncomb was originally scheduled to take part in the Rim of the Pacific exercise in Hawaii over the summer, but maintenance issues caused the submarine to miss the it, according to Australian media reports. The submarine did deploy to Hawaii at the end of RIMPAC and conducted bilateral training there before heading to Japan.

Several ships have wrapped up deployments to the Indo-Pacific recently. USCGC Midgett (WMSL-757) arrived home on Monday in Honolulu following an 83-day, 16,000 nautical-mile deployment to the Western Pacific, which began in August. The national security cutter operated under the tactical control of U.S. Navy 7th Fleet, according to a Coast Guard news release.

“Midgett’s crew executed numerous cooperative engagements, professional exchanges, and capacity building efforts with naval allies and partners, who included the Philippine Coast Guard, Singapore Maritime Security Response Flotilla, the Information Fusion Center, Police Coast Guard, Indian Coast Guard, and Maldives National Defense Force.” the release reads.

USS Chicago (SSN 721) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing a deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet on Nov. 2, 2022. US Navy Photo

On Wednesday, USS Chicago (SSN-721) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a seven-month deployment that began on March 28. It was the submarine’s final deployment before decommissioning, which is scheduled for 2023 following 37 years of service, according to a U.S. Navy news release.

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다네가시마(種子島)는 일본의 우주 센터가 있는 곳인데 방위성이 영해 침범에 대해서 아무런 보도 자료를 내지 않았네요.

https://www.mod.go.jp/js/press/index.html

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미야코 해협을 통과한 정보수집함에 대해선 발표했는데 이번 침범에 대해선 잠잠하네요. ( https://www.mod.go.jp/js/pdf/2022/p20221107_02.pdf )