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海巡釣魚台

魚台爭議越演越烈，我國海巡署，今天清晨，出動兩千噸級巡防艦"和星艦"，帶著兩艘巡防艦，到釣魚台海域執行海上勤務交接，全天候24小時護漁。但是交接地點，距離釣魚台58海浬，完全看不到釣魚台群島，隨船的漁會代表罵翻，海巡署維護主權根本就是玩假的。海巡署開記者會澄清，他們的任務是護漁，不是保釣，外界不要混淆。

清晨七點，全台灣最大的一艘海巡艦艇和星艦，從基隆港出發，前進釣魚台。

和星艦這次帶著花蓮艦，要與連江艦在海上勤務交接。由於釣魚台事件敏感，海軍也出動成功級軍艦，一路護送。

經過四個多小時的航行，艦隊到達釣魚台西方58海浬處，順利進行交接。這與原先預定的25海浬，相去甚遠。

[[和星艦艦長 徐國鈞]]
“我們現在距離釣魚台，大概50多海浬，如果漁民朋友有在魚捕上，或是受到騷擾的話，我們立刻過去馳援”

海巡署大張旗鼓護魚，卻距離釣魚台那麼遠，隨行的漁會與民意代表大失所望，護魚根本就是玩假的。

[[宜蘭縣議員 林棋山]]
“今天來 結果是在彭佳嶼一帶，看這些漁船，看他們怎麼護漁 怎麼交接，沒達到(目的)看到我們的釣魚台，我們今天感覺上是真的很失望”

依照台灣的說法，管轄釣魚台的宜蘭縣，議員也發起連署提案，發動60多艘漁船，結合縣政府以及各區漁會，在這個月22日前進釣魚台，以實際行動登島宣示主權。 

Two Coast Guard vessels set out early this morning toward the disputed Tiaoyutai Islands, presumably to defend Taiwan’s fishing interests and sovereignty in the area. The ships only made it to within 58 nautical miles of the islands, however, disappointing fishermen and elected officials who followed the Coast Guard ships. 

The Coast Guard’s biggest cutter, the Ho Hsing, set out at 7 a.m. this morning from Keelung toward the Tiaoyutais.

The Ho Hsing led a second cutter, the Hwalien, to take over patrol duties from another Coast Guard vessel. Because of the sensitivity of the Tiaoyutais issue, the Navy provided an escort to the Coast Guard boats.

After sailing for over four hours, the cutters took over patrol duties about 58 nautical miles west of the disputed islands, much farther away than the scheduled 25 nautical miles.

Hsu Kuo-jing
Ho Hsing Captain
We are now about 50 nautical miles from the Tiaoyutais. If fishermen are fishing or are harassed, we will immediately rush to the rescue. 

The Coast Guard advertised its mission as protecting Taiwan’s fishing interests. But fishermen and elected officials accompanying the mission were disappointed that the Coast Guard stopped so far away from the Tiaoyutais.

Lin Chi-shan
Yilan County Councilman
We came here today and ended up in the area of Pengjia Islet to see how these vessels protected fishermen and took over patrols. We did not achieve the goal of seeing our Tiaoyutais. We truly feel very disappointed today.

Councilmen from Yilan County, which according to Taiwan has jurisdiction over the islands, issued a petition today in response to the mission. It called for more than 60 fishing vessels to be dispatched to the Tiaoyutais on Sept. 22 to make a clear declaration of sovereignty.

資料來源：民視英語新聞