Three years ago, in light of an accident in which a tanker collided with a connecting bridge at Kansai Airport due to a strong typhoon, the Japan Coast Guard moved out to a ship near an important facility such as the airport when a strong typhoon was expected to approach. We will decide on a policy to establish a system that can recommend the above, and will submit the necessary amendment bill to the ordinary Diet session currently being held.
According to the Maritime Security Agency, in recent years there have been a series of ship accidents due to strong typhoons, and in September 2018, tankers moored off the coast of Kansai Airport were swept away by strong typhoons and collided with the connecting bridge. , The airport was temporarily isolated and it took about 7 months to fully restore the damaged connecting bridge.
Based on the accident, the Japan Coast Guard has taken measures such as restricting the navigation of ships in bad weather, but in response to the report of the national council, when a powerful typhoon is expected to approach , We have decided to establish a system that can recommend and order ships staying near important facilities such as airports and power plants to move out of the surrounding sea area.
This means that even in Tokyo Bay, where there is a lot of traffic and there is concern about collisions between ships, it will be possible to make recommendations and orders to move out of the bay.
The Japan Coast Guard is aiming to institutionalize this year before the typhoon season, and plans to submit the necessary amendment to the Maritime Traffic Safety Act to the ordinary Diet session currently being held.