Passenger ship sank during school excursion 20 minutes after reporting, almost underwater Kagawa off Sakaide November 20, 4:02
On the 19th off the coast of Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture, a passenger ship on which an elementary school student on a school trip sank and all were rescued, and it was found that the ship was almost submerged in the sea about 20 minutes after the report of inundation. It was.
On the evening of the 19th, a passenger ship sank on the north side of Yoshima off the coast of Sakaide City, and 62 people including 6th grade students and teachers from Kawatsu Elementary School in Sakaide City, who were on board for a school trip, were nearby fishing boats and Takamatsu Maritime Security I was rescued by a patrol boat of the club.
According to the Japan Coast Guard, almost all of the hull of the passenger ship was sunk in the sea after 5 pm, about 20 minutes after the report, and when rushing to the rescue, it waits for the rescue while holding on to the sea. There were also people.
All 52 children on board got wet in some way, and some of them were waiting for rescue in the sea for about 10 minutes, so a combination of two children and one woman in the bus guide Three people were treated at the hospital complaining of a decrease in body temperature.
There are many rocky areas and shallow waters around Yoshima, where passenger ships sank, and there have been a series of accidents in which ships ran aground.
The Japan Coast Guard is investigating the circumstances of the accident by listening to the situation from the captain.
School briefing session after the accident
Following the accident, Kawazu Elementary School held a briefing session at the school on the night of the 19th, gathering parents who came to pick up the children.
The mother of the child who received medical treatment at the hospital after the briefing said, "I got a phone call from the school in the evening and learned about the accident and went to the hospital to pick up my daughter. I was relieved because I was fine to meet. My daughter talked a lot and she seemed to be in a panic. Now I'm taking a rest at home so I'm going to school. "