A private work boat carrying a diver searching inside the ship is scheduled to arrive at Abashiri Port on the 17th due to the sinking of a sightseeing boat off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido.
After making preparations, as early as 19th, divers will dive to the bottom of the sea to check if there are any people left behind on the ship, and we will also conduct a survey for the withdrawal of the hull.
On the 23rd of last month, 14 passengers were killed in the accident where the sightseeing boat "KAZU 1" (19 tons) carrying 26 passengers and crew was sunk off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula, and the whereabouts of 12 people are still unknown.
On the 16th, the 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, the Self-Defense Forces, and the police continued to search for missing persons in the waters around the Shiretoko Peninsula and the coastline on the land side, and private salvage companies used unmanned submersibles at the sinking site. As of 3:00 pm, no new clues have been found.
On the other hand, salvage companies send work boats carrying divers and equipment to the site sea area by a method called "saturation diving" that can cope with deep seas.
According to the Japan Coast Guard Headquarters, the workboat is currently being pulled by a tugboat and sailing in the Sea of Okhotsk, and is scheduled to arrive at Abashiri Port on the 17th.
After making preparations at the harbor, head to the sinking site, and from the 19th at the earliest, a diver will dive into the seabed at a depth of about 120 meters by "saturation diving" to check if there are any people left behind on the ship, and withdraw the hull. We are also planning to proceed with the investigation for.