RUSSIAN TRAWLER STM-17 A LEAVES JAPAN AND PUT THE CAPE ON
NORTH








TOKYO, March 5.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Viatchaslav Bantine).  The
Russian boat SMT-17, which had finds refuge in Japan after having
reussi has to distort company with the high-speed motorboats and the
planes of the Russian guard-dimension, has leaves Sunday the port of
Wakkanai, in the island of Kokkaido, after the captain of the ship,
Serguei Stepanov, had discussed during two hours with one representant
high places Russian diplomatic mission have Japan.  One is unaware of
the content of this maintenance.

Before this meeting, which took place Sunday in the course of the day,
the captain had refuses to leave the Nipponese port, referant himself
breaks down.  According to Japanese autorites, repairs of the engine
ended on March 2.  After the meeting with the Russian diplomat,
Serguei Stepanov has request with the autorites nippones to provide
fresh water has the crew of the trawler.  Measures have ete taken
consequently, but the ship has inopinemant leve the anchor and set
sail without awaiting the loading of water.

The trawler has leaves Japanese territorial waters and took the
direction of North.  Until A the limit of international water the
SMT-17 has ete accompanies by four high-speed motorboats by the
guard-dimension nippone.

February 20, the Russian guard-dimension had orders with the trawler
to stop the machines, soupconnant that goods of smuggling were has
edge.  Only the crew had hoists a Japanese flag and was between in
territorial waters of Japan.

There was no freight in the holds of the ship and the Japanese
autorites have requires of the captain that it leave water nippones
immediately.  However, captain A categoriquement refuses, declarant
that the engine of the trawler was to be emergency repare.