On the 26th of this month, a hair crab fishing boat operating off the coast of Monbetsu City, Hokkaido, collided with a Russian-flagged carrier, killing three fishing boats. We conducted a full-scale accident investigation, such as confirming damage to the hull and the hull.

On the 26th of this month, the fishing boat "Hachikita Komaru" (9.7 tons), which was fishing for hair crabs off the coast of Monbetsu City, collided with the Nevelsk-registered carrier "AMUR" (662 tons) in Sakhalin, Russia. Three members have died.



At Monbetsu Port, where two ships are anchored, a full-scale investigation was conducted by the Japan Transport Safety Board on the 29th.

In the survey, we heard from the crew of both Japan and Russia about the surveillance system at that time, photographed the damaged parts of the two ships, and also used the AIS = automatic identification system that shows the navigation route and the speed of the ship until the collision. It means that I got it.



Ichiro Hatta, a ship accident investigator at the Japan Transport Safety Board Hakodate Office, who conducted the investigation, said, "The situation of the lookout of both Japanese and Russian ships is an important point of the investigation, and I heard the situation from the people concerned. I can not say the contents. However, the investigation was fully cooperated. "



The Japan Transport Safety Board will complete the on-site investigation in 29 days, but as a result of the analysis, if necessary, additional investigation will be conducted to proceed with the accident investigation.