On the 26th, a hair crab fishing boat collided with a Russian-flagged carrier and overturned off the coast of Monbetsu City, Hokkaido, killing three crew members. We are investigating the damage situation in detail.

On the 26th, in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk off the coast of Monbetsu City, ▽ fishing boat "Hachikita Komaru" (9.7 tons) belonging to the Monbetsu Fisheries Cooperative, which was fishing for hair crabs Three of the five crew members of the overthrown "Eighth Kita Komaru" were killed in a collision with "AMUR" (662 tons).



The fishing boat was towed by patrol boats on the night of the 26th and carried to the port of Monbetsu, and from 9 am on the 27th, the Japan Coast Guard is investigating the detailed condition of the hull.



Divers from the Japan Coast Guard measured the size of the wounds while diving into the sea and riding on the ship, and also took pictures of the side of the damaged hull.



On the afternoon of the 27th, the Japan Coast Guard will lift the fishing boat to land and collect GPS and other equipment. In the future, it will conduct interviews with people involved in both boats and analyze the navigation route, resulting in a business error. We will proceed with the investigation with a view to suspicion of fatal injury and risk of accidental traffic in business.