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South Korea and Japan Conduct Joint Maritime Search Exercise After 9 Years
The navies of South Korea and Japan held their first joint maritime search and rescue exercise in nine years in international waters southeast of Jeju Island. The exercise involved a South Korean ship, a Japanese Aegis-equipped destroyer, and a Japanese maritime patrol helicopter.
South Korea and Japan conducted their first joint maritime search and rescue exercise in nine years. The exercise took place in international waters southeast of Jeju Island.
The South Korean navy announced that the two countries' naval forces practiced procedures for coordinated action in potential maritime incidents. The exercise included South Korea's 4,900-ton ROKS Cheon Ja Bong landing ship, Japan's 7,250-ton Aegis-equipped Kongo destroyer, and a Japanese maritime patrol helicopter.
Known as SAREX and initiated in 1999, this exercise aims to improve joint response procedures for maritime accidents around the Korean Peninsula. The drills were suspended after the 10th round in 2017.
The suspension of exercises between the two countries was triggered by a dispute in December 2018, when a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft flew unusually low over a South Korean warship. This incident also strained bilateral relations.
The parties agreed to resume the exercises during a defense ministers' meeting in January. The schedule was announced last month at another bilateral ministerial meeting held during the Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue.
This step after nine years indicates that Seoul and Tokyo are beginning to restore coordination in maritime security.
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