Shiretoko Sightseeing Ship Sinks Diving work to lift the hull begins

In the accident where a tourist boat sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, diving work began on the 21st to lift the hull that sank to the seabed.

In the accident where the tourist boat "KAZU 1" sank off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula on April 23, 14 passengers were killed and 12 people are still unknown.

On the 21st, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said that a diving survey conducted by a salvage company for two days until the 20th confirmed that the strength of the hull was maintained for a tourist ship that sank to the bottom of the sea at a depth of about 120 meters. , Started the preparatory work for the withdrawal of the ship.

According to the 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, before 8 am on the 21st, a salvage company diver who went down near the seabed with a capsule dived in a way that can cope with the deep sea called "saturation diving" and started work. ..

On the 21st, we plan to work on ▽

fixing equipment to the hull so that it will not leak from the ship, and

▽ closing the openings.

Also, on the 22nd, it was planned to lift it to a depth of 10 meters with a wire tied to the ship, but according to the Japan Coast Guard, it was decided to suspend the work for a day due to strong winds.

Do the work that was scheduled to be done on the 23rd and 22nd at the earliest, move the sightseeing boat under the sea as it is, sail to the water depth where the work boat can drop the anchor, and then on May 24th at the earliest. It is also a policy to lift the ship onto the work ship.

On the other hand, regarding the body found on the west coast of Kunashir Island in the northern territories, which was contacted by the Russian side on the 19th, the Japan Coast Guard was informed that a driver's license stating "Soyama Akira" was found nearby. Revealed.

The notation in Chinese characters has not been clarified, but due to this accident, the whereabouts of Mr. Sei Soyama, a deck member, has been lost, and the Japan Coast Guard Headquarters will proceed with confirmation through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.