釣魚台衝突錄像被公開

Recently FNN News reported the following:

沖縄県の尖閣諸島沖での中国漁船と海上保安庁の巡視船の衝突映像が5日未明、インターネット上に流出した。
海上保安庁幹部は、この映像が本物の衝突映像であると認めた。
これは9月7日、尖閣諸島沖で中国漁船が海上保安庁の巡視船2隻に衝突したもので、海上保安庁が船長を逮捕したため、日中外交問題に発展した。
映像は、国会で一部議員のみに限定公開され、国民には公開されていなかった。
中国漁船の船首は、巡視船「よなくに」の左舷船尾に衝突し、その後、よなくにの右側を加速して走り去ろうとした。
2回目の衝突では、巡視船「みずき」の右舷に漁船がおり、しばらく並走したあと、みずきの右舷後方に接触した。
海洋学が専門の東海大学・山田吉彦教授は、この映像を見て、「みずきへの接触は、船が通った跡、波の跡を見ても、かじを左に切っていることがわかります。故意に船体をぶつけてきたと、しかも漁船側の損傷が少ないように接触しています」と語った。

(試譯文)

On the 5th before dawn, the collision image between a Chinese fishing boat and the patrol boat of Japan Coast Guard happened at the coast of Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture had flowed out on the Internet.
The officials of the Japan Coast Guard admitted that this image was a genuine collision image.
On September 7, because Japan Coast Guard had arrested the captain of the Chinese fishing boat that collided with two patrol boats of the Japan Coast Guard off the coast of Senkaku Islands, it developed into a diplomatic issue.
Regarding this footage, it was open only a limited number of the assembly members in the Diet, and it was not open to the general public.
The prow of a Chinese fishing boat started colliding with the port side stern of patrol boat Yonakuni, then accelerated and ran away from the right side of Yonakuni afterwards.
In the second collision, the fishing boat, at the starboard of patrol boat Mizuki, and for a short while moving in parallel, then hit the rear right side of Mizuki.
Prof. Yamada of Tokai University that specialized in Oceanography saw this image and said ｢As for the contact with Mizuki, the mark of ship passing and the mark of the wave indicated that there was a cut to the left of the rudder. The hull had been in contact by intention and moreover, the small damage to the side of the fishing boat shows signs of contact. ｣

I hope the footage would not further add fuel to the Senkaku conflict.