The Ministry of Defense plans to start a full-scale preliminary boring survey in the surrounding waters on Mageshima Island in Nishinoomote City, Kagoshima Prefecture, which is being planned to be a relocation destination for U.S. Forces Japan carrier-based aircraft training. I found out by interviewing the people concerned.
The Ministry of Defense plans to build a Self-Defense Forces facility on Mageshima in order to relocate the takeoff and landing training of USFJ carrier-based aircraft, and prior to this, a boring survey will be conducted at 37 points in the surrounding sea area. I applied for it and was granted permission last month.
According to an interview with the people concerned, the Ministry of Defense is planning to start the investigation in earnest from the 9th of this month.
It also plans to deploy multiple guard vessels 24 hours a day during the investigation.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Defense is currently conducting diving work to check the condition of the sea area for the investigation, but there is a day when the work will be canceled due to the influence of the cliff, so the actual investigation schedule may be delayed. There seems to be.
Regarding the plan on Mageshima, while there are voices expecting economic effects, there are voices concerned about the impact on people's lives such as noise.
The Ministry of Defense says that a boring investigation is indispensable for a detailed explanation of the plan, but it is expected that the debate over the pros and cons will become more active at the start of the investigation.