In the accident where a tourist boat sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, Takahiro Okushima, Secretary of the Japan Coast Guard, reviewed the staffing, considering that the sea area at the site was an area where it took time for the rescue team to reach. He expressed his intention to strengthen the rescue system.
In the accident where the tourist ship "KAZU 1" sank off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula, 14 passengers died and 12 people were unknown, and the issue of the rescue system of the Japan Coast Guard at that time became clear. ..
The Japan Coast Guard base closest to the site sea area was about 160 km away, one of the two helicopters was under maintenance, and the other was dispatched for another task at the time of the report, so until arrival. It took about 3 hours.
In addition, the "mobile rescuer" who is in charge of salvage can rush to most sites nationwide within an hour, but the Diet has pointed out that the accident site this time was outside that area. ..
At a press conference on the 18th, Japan Coast Guard Secretary Takahiro Okushima stated that he would "promote the necessary system development based on the business needs of the region" and expressed his intention to strengthen the system.
Specifically, we are considering adding helicopters to the two-aircraft base, increasing the number of mobile rescuers, and reviewing the placement.
Regarding the fact that the whereabouts of the 12 people are still unknown, he said, "We will do our best to search for the missing people while considering various factors such as weather and sea conditions that change from moment to moment."