Due to the sinking accident of a sightseeing boat off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, the search by divers will begin for the first time on the ship that sank to the seabed from the 19th.
The search will take about two days, after which the investigation for the withdrawal of the ship will proceed.
On the 23rd of last month, 14 passengers died in the accident where the tourist ship "KAZU 1" (19 tons) carrying 26 passengers and crew sank off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula, and the whereabouts of 12 people are still unknown.
Until now, the search for tourist boats that sank to the bottom of the sea at a depth of about 120 meters was conducted by unmanned aircraft equipped with an underwater camera, but from 19th it will be possible to respond to the deep sea called "saturation diving" of a private salvage company. The method is to find out if a diver dives for the first time and is left behind on board.
The workboat carrying the divers will be ready for the sinking site and will begin work on saturated diving from 1:00 pm on the 19th.
Three divers enter the pressure tank in advance to get used to the high water pressure, and then they are carried to the seabed by the underwater elevator to search the inside of the ship.
The search will take about two days, after which the investigation for the withdrawal of the ship will proceed.
On the other hand, the search for missing persons is continuing in the sea area around the Shiretoko Peninsula and the coastline on the land side, and the Japan Coast Guard Headquarters will search for clues again near the tip of the peninsula where clothes etc. were found on the 18th. increase.