Nine passengers injured due to high waves falling on a high-speed ship, 5 seriously injured Kagoshima Bay December 3, 13:03
On the evening of the 2nd, nine passengers were injured by a high-speed ship in Kagoshima Bay off Minami-Osumi-cho, Kagoshima Prefecture, and nine passengers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Committee will dispatch an investigator to investigate the cause.
After 4:20 pm on the 2nd, “High Speed Boat Nankyu 10” connecting Ibusuki City in the southern part of the Satsuma Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture and Minami-Osumi Town in the Osumi Peninsula received high waves about 5 minutes after leaving the port. It was.
According to the Ibusuki Coast Guard, the ship's hull was shaken, and two passenger men and seven women were injured, including nine of them falling, including four women in their 70s and 60s. It means that one woman is seriously injured by breaking her hip bone.
The Coast Guard is investigating the situation of the accident, but the National Transportation Safety Committee will also dispatch an investigator on the afternoon of the 3rd to conduct a detailed investigation by listening to the crew and examining the hull. To
“High-speed boat Nankyu 10” has a total length of 17m and a passenger capacity of 64 people. At that time, 57 passengers were on board.
According to the Kagoshima Regional Meteorological Observatory, when the ship left the port, the wave height was expected to be 3m in Kagoshima Bay off Minamiosumi Town, and warnings about waves and strong winds were being issued.
"Nankyu Dock", a shipping company that operates high-speed vessels, commented that "I am very sorry for this accident."