On the afternoon of April 27, local time, Seiichi Katsura, the director of Shiretoko Cruises, knelt down and apologized at a press conference. The company's "KAZU1" sightseeing ship lost contact while sailing in the waters near the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido on the 23rd. At that time, there were a total of 26 people including crew and passengers.

As of April 27, all 11 people found by search and rescue personnel in the waters near the missing ship were killed. At present, search and rescue activities are still in progress.

(produced by Liu Peng)

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