Terrorist counter-measure training at Yokohama Harbor: violent terrorists encircle and take over Ōsanbashi Pier’s deck-top

Translated from the original article at: http://news.kanaloco.jp/localnews/article/1111180026/

Caption: One hundred fifty three people from Yokohama City’s coast guard and prefectural police participated in congruent counter-terrorism training

Yokohama Harbor’s public order agency added congruent terrorist counter-measure training on the 18^th. It took place inside of Yokohama city, on the Ōsanbashi Pier, an international passenger boat terminal.

At the same time, in the United States of America, ten years have passed since it received multiple terrorist attacks. Yokohama Harbor’s objective is the prevention of such terror attacks. One hundred fifty three from Yokohama’s coast guard and prefectural police participated. Six vessels, one aircraft, and eleven land vehicles were confirmed as cooperating in the activities.

For the training, a passenger ship of suspicious people proclaiming an imminent explosion arrived at the Ōsanbashi Pier. Patrol boats from Yokohama’s coastguard arrived and boarded the passenger ship as the upper deck of the pier was violently seized.

Also, the immigration bureau was investigating particular escaped terrorists and the prefecture police’s riot squad made arrests at the wharf. Suspicious articles left behind were judged on whether they were explosive or not, and the prefecture’s explosive handling unit used special vehicles while cautiously dealing with the articles.

Original text:

横浜港でテロ対策訓練、甲板上で暴れ回るテロリストを制圧/横浜

横浜海上保安部や県警など１５３人が参加したテロ対策合同訓練

横浜港の治安関係機関が参加するテロ対策合同訓練が18日、横浜市中区の横浜港大さん橋国際客船ターミナルで行われた。

米同時多発テロから10年が経過したことを受け、横浜港のテロ防止を目的としたもの。横浜海上保安部や県警など１５３人が参加し、船艇６艇、航空機１機、車両11台を活用して連携を確認した。

訓練では、大さん橋に着岸している客船の不審者情報と爆破予告を受けた横浜海保が巡視艇から客船に乗り込み、甲板上で暴れ回るテロリストを制圧した。

また、入管の審査中に逃走した別のテロリストを県警機動隊が岸壁で捕まえた。放置された不審物が爆発物と判明すると、県警爆発物処理隊が特殊車両を使って慎重に処理した。