A briefing session was held in Shari Town on the 26th to inform passengers' families about the status of the search due to the accident of a sightseeing boat off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido. "I have a request from my family that the representative of the operating company should explain, and I want to tell the company that I have to explain it as an obligation," he said, and expressed his strong desire to explain to the company. rice field.
Information sessions for passengers' families by the country and Shari Town are held three times a day from the 25th, and on the 26th, they are held at hotels in the town.
The first briefing session was held privately from around 9:30 am, and Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Watanabe attended for the first time and greeted his family at the beginning.
In addition, the Japan Coast Guard reported on the search situation so far.
On the other hand, the president of the tour boat operator did not attend.
After the briefing session, Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Watanabe said, "I will do my best to find the missing person and find it as soon as 1 minute and 1 second. ".
After that, he said, "I have a request from my family that the representative of the operating company should explain, and I want to tell the company that I have to explain it as an obligation," and strongly urges the company to explain. Was shown.
The briefing session will be held twice on the 26th, from 1:30 pm and from 5 pm.
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito "Thorough audit of flight management system and safety management regulations"
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito has indicated that he will carry out special audits of operating companies from the 26th onward to thoroughly investigate whether the safety management regulations have been observed.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has been conducting a special inspection of the operating company "Shiretoko Tour Boat" from the 24th in the accident that the tourist boat "KAZU 1" with 26 crew members and passengers was in distress off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido. ..
Regarding this special audit, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito said at a meeting after the Cabinet meeting, "We are focusing on auditing the flight management system, crew safety education, compliance with safety management regulations, etc. Interviews with the president and documents We are confirming this, and we will continue to do so after today. "
On that basis, Minister Saito said, "There is no time limit for the special audit, but I would like to do my best to do it as soon as possible." ..