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 afternoon of 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. ..
The search for tourist boats that sank to the bottom of the sea at a depth of about 120 meters has been conducted by unmanned aircraft equipped with underwater cameras, but from 19th, divers from a private salvage company have been searching for deep sea called saturated diving. Dive for the first time in a way that can handle the situation and find out if anyone is left behind on board.
The workboat carrying the divers arrived at the sinking site on the morning of the 19th, and is scheduled to begin work on saturated diving from 1:00 pm.
Three divers enter the pressure tank in advance to acclimatize themselves to cope with high water pressure, and are carried to the seabed in diving capsules.
It takes about an hour and a half to reach the bottom of the sea, so it is expected that the actual search on board will be after 2:30 pm.
The search will take about two days, 19th and 20th, after which the investigation for the withdrawal of the ship will proceed.
You can find jeans etc. on the seabed near the tip of the Shiretoko Peninsula
On the 18th, a briefing session for passengers' families was held online, and 28 people participated.
According to the local countermeasures headquarters, on the morning of the 18th, in Bunyoshi Bay, Shari Town near the tip of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a fisherman who was fishing for sea urchins had jeans, a tank top, and a pouch on the seabed at a depth of about 6 meters. It is said that he revealed that he found that he was sinking.
In the future, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Jiro Kimura told reporters, "I showed my family a picture of what was recovered. I wanted to see the actual thing." If so, I would like to respond to your request. "