[DavidE]

The apparent smugglers (The Video says they were North Korean) decide they really don't want to be nice about it.

The Japan Coast Guard received the attack.(6:48

 

[TooTall]

When the Japanese say stop they mean STOP! I have to give the smugglers credit for lacking any common sense for firing with small arms against apparently three ships with deck mounted weapons. I do wish the video had been subtitled though.

 

[DavidE]

I agree on the Subtitles, TooTall. (And the other boat's crew showing no common sense.)

 

[mikejones675]

Wait, North Korea has been smuggling drugs into Japan?

 

[Skeptic49]

Wait, North Korea has been smuggling drugs into Japan?

Allegedly for a long time.

Geoff
Who avoids comment on a foreign conflict centuries in the making.

 

[CaptainGyro]

These guys obviously missed the Chris Rock video.

 

[Charlie Petty]

Don't you just love the sound of a .50

 

[CaptainGyro]

The fifty indeed plays some beautiful music, but I think the Japanese were using the turret mounted gun you can see briefly in some of the video angles. It appears to be the always-popular Bofors:

Aso-class patrol vessel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

When the page opens, click on the picture in the upper right for an enlarged view. Also, there's a link to more Bofors info in the text of the article. She's a grand old gal, and rivals Ma Deuce in longevity.