14 people were killed off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, and 12 people were missing. I'm hitting.
On the 23rd of last month, 14 passengers were killed and 12 people are still missing in the accident where the sightseeing boat "KAZU 1" (19 tons) carrying 26 passengers and crew sank off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula. ..
At the sinking site, a ship of a private salvage company requested by the Japan Coast Guard arrived on the 7th, and according to the 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, the seabed was about 120 meters deep using an unmanned submersible from the morning of the 8th. It means that the investigation was started around the ship that sank in.
A video taken by an NHK helicopter after 10 am showed a salvage company ship using a crane to lower an unmanned underwater vehicle into the sea near the peninsula from the sinking site.
In the sea area of the site, another work ship will join in the future, and by the end of this month, divers will dive to the bottom of the sea in a way that can cope with the deep sea called "saturation diving", and in addition to searching inside the ship, aiming for withdrawal of the hull. I am planning to proceed with the investigation.
On the other hand, the search at sea has continued to expand from the area around the Shiretoko Peninsula to the area around Kunashir Island in the Northern Territories, and the Japan Coast Guard Headquarters and the Self-Defense Forces are rushing to find the missing person.
Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Watanabe donates flowers
Following the sinking accident of a sightseeing boat off the coast of Shiretoko in Hokkaido, many people visit the flower stand set up in Shari Town every day, and on the 8th, Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Watanabe is dealing with the accident. Visited and turned to the flowers.
Takeyuki Watanabe, Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, visited the flower stand set up at the sports facility in Asahimachi, Shari Town, around 11:00 am on the 8th.
Many tourists and other people come to the flower stand every day to donate flowers, and Deputy Minister Watanabe listened to the people in the town after praying with the flowers in his hands.
After that, Deputy Minister Watanabe, who responded to the interview, said, "I hope that all the missing people will be able to return to their families through the feelings of those who donate flowers. At the same time, I would like to do my utmost to investigate the cause of the accident and prevent its recurrence. "