A sightseeing boat sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, killing 14 people and leaving 12 people missing. I continue to search using an unmanned aircraft equipped with an underwater camera.
However, due to the fast current of the tide, it was difficult to confirm the inside of the ship, and for two days, we will proceed with the work underwater in parallel with the search at sea, and will hurry to find the missing person.
On the 23rd of last month, 14 passengers were killed and 12 people were missing in the accident where the sightseeing boat "KAZU 1" (19 tons) carrying 26 passengers and crew sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido. It has become.
The 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters and others took turns for a day to check if there were any people left behind on the ship found on the seabed near the "Kashni Falls" at a depth of about 120 meters. I turned on the machine and checked it by remote control.
However, the small underwater cameras of the Japan Coast Guard and the police could not approach the ship due to the fast tide, and even the large underwater cameras of the Maritime Self-Defense Force did not find any missing persons or clues.
On the other hand, according to the people concerned, on the 30th, it was confirmed by the underwater camera of the Maritime Self-Defense Force that something like a life jacket was drifting inside the ship.
The Japan Coast Guard and others are rushing to find the missing person by conducting confirmation work on board and searching at sea in parallel while observing the weather conditions for two days.