The Japan coast guard identified the trawler and its owner after Canadian officials provided the identification number on the hull of the ship.

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The Japan Coast Guard identified the owner of the vessel after being contacted by Canadian officials, who were provided the identification number on the hull.

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The group's treasurer, Gary Craig, who is also Professor of Social Justice at the Universities of Hull and Durham, said the number of racially motivated incidents were falling in most police force areas but in North Yorkshire they were continuing to rise.

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