In November, a cargo ship and a fishing boat collided at Kashima Port in Ibaraki Prefecture, killing and injuring nine people including passengers on the fishing boat. We have summarized the results of the investigation that it is highly possible that the aircraft collided without taking measures to avoid it until just before, assuming that it continued to sail.
In November, a cargo ship "Hayato" (498t) collided with a fishing boat "Fifth Fudomaru" at Kashima Port in Ibaraki Prefecture, killing one passenger and injuring eight people. The National Transport Safety Commission has published an investigation report.
According to this, near the entrance of the harbor, the captains of each ship thought that the other would change course, even though the cargo ship and the fishing boat were approaching each other from opposite to each other in the dark before dawn, and sailed. It means that he continued.
Two minutes before the collision, the cargo ship honked and slowed down, and the captain of the fishing boat also noticed the approach, but could not take prompt evasive action and concluded that it was highly possible that the collision occurred.
In addition, the captain of the fishing boat had a license for a small boat, but he did not have the license required for the fishing boat during the procedure, and he had little experience and was maneuvering with anxiety and impatience. It may have been related to the accident.
The Japan Transport Safety Board pointed out that as a measure to prevent recurrence, measures to avoid collisions should be slowed down with a margin without leaving it to other ships.