On the 26th, off the coast of Monbetsu City, Hokkaido, a hair crab fishing boat collided with a Russian-registered carrier and killed three people. We are continuing to investigate whether there were any problems with the safety confirmation of.
In the accident where the hair crab fishing boat "Hachikita Komaru" (9.7 tons), which was operating off the coast of Monbetsu City, collided with the Nevelsk-registered carrier "AMUR" (662 tons) in Sakhalin, Russia, the crew of the fishing boat Three of the members were killed and one was injured.
On the 27th, the Monbetsu Coast Guard Department conducted a full-scale interview with the captains and crew of both ships about the circumstances leading up to the accident.
In addition, at Monbetsu Port, the hulls of the two moored vessels were inspected to confirm the damage status.
In the future, in order to verify the location information, we plan to collect GPS and other equipment from the fishing boats that have been landed.
At the time of the accident, the sea area at the site was foggy, so the Japan Coast Guard is further investigating whether there were any problems with safety confirmation, and whether the placement of observers and navigation routes were appropriate.
On the other hand, the Japan Transport Safety Board will also dispatch a ship accident investigator to the site to investigate the cause of the accident and interview the people concerned on the 28th.