In September, a Chinese fishing boat collided with a Japanese coast-guard vessel in waters around the islands. ❋ Toko Sekiguchi (2011)
Opposition politicians and the Japanese media hammered Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government after a decision by prosecutors to free the trawler captain, Zhan Qixiong, whose vessel rammed into Japanese coast-guard patrol boats near disputed islands. ❋ Ayai Tomisawa (2010)
A Chinese fisherman allegedly murdered a South Korean coast-guard officer last month after the officer attempted to stop the man from fishing in South Korean waters. ❋ Evan Ramstad (2012)
Italian prosecutors allege that Mr. Schettino's failure to accurately brief coast-guard officials delayed the rescue effort. ❋ Stacy Meichtry (2012)
Mr. Schettino has said the rock formation hit by the ship Friday night off the small island of Giglio wasn't marked on nautical maps, according to the coast-guard spokeswoman. ❋ Unknown (2012)
Italian police and coast-guard officials on Sunday rescued some 400 illegal migrants coming from Libya whose boat was tossed against rocks near a port in the tiny southern Italian island of Lampedusa after the steering malfunctioned, officials said. ❋ Unknown (2011)
A collision in that same area in September between a Chinese fishing boat and a Japanese coast-guard vessel escalated bilateral tensions to levels not seen in years. ❋ Yuka Hayashi (2011)
Even though diplomatic tensions between the two countries escalated after last month's collision of a Chinese trawler with Japanese coast-guard vessels, corporate ties linking China and Japan have never been stronger. ❋ Mariko Sanchanta (2010)
A spokeswoman for the Italian coast guard on Saturday said the Costa Concordia's captain, Francesco Schettino, had been detained for questioning by police and coast-guard officials. ❋ Unknown (2012)
A senior official in Mr. Noda's office said in an interview Monday that the two leaders "may explore" more frequent joint coast-guard exercises, and more frequent consultations between naval officials. ❋ James Hookway (2011)
They said the crew resisted warning calls and a boarding, leading to the stabbing of one coast-guard officer. ❋ Owen Fletcher (2011)
Monday's incident marked the first time a South Korean coast-guard sailor has died in such a clash since September 2008. ❋ Owen Fletcher (2011)
It has sent two tugboats, an oil spill response vessel and two coast-guard vessels to the location. ❋ Sven Grundberg (2011)
Two coast-guard ships are trying to contain the oil spread, the statement said. ❋ Anirban Chowdhury (2011)
A Chinese captain was arrested in the fatal stabbing of a South Korean coast-guard officer who was leading an assault to stop the fishing vessel in South Korean waters. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Another coast-guard officer was injured but survived. ❋ Owen Fletcher (2011)
On Wednesday morning, Ms. Kwan and nearly all of the island ' s other civilian residents — most of whom make a living fishing and farming — were evacuated aboard a South Korean coast-guard vessel. ❋ Gordon Fairclough (2010)
In September, Japan detained a Chinese captain for several weeks after his fishing trawler collided with a Japanese coast-guard cutter near a chain of disputed islands. ❋ Chester Dawson (2010)
The government was accused of caving in to pressure by Beijing with the release of the captain of a fishing trawler that in September crashed into Japanese coast-guard vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea. ❋ Yuka Hayashi (2010)
Japanese prosecutors had been expected Sunday either to charge or release Zhan Qixiong, who was arrested on Sept. 7 when his trawler collided with two Japanese coast-guard vessels near the islands. ❋ Jeremy Page (2010)
