Sightseeing ship sunk accident Former employee “The site and the president are in a conflict at the departure”

A former employee of the operating company responded to NHK's interview in the sunk accident of a sightseeing boat off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido.

A former employee testified that the operating company did not provide sufficient safety training and that there was a conflict between the field and the president over the decision to depart.

The interviewee was the Shiretoko Tour Boat, the operator of the tourist boat "KAZU 1" (19 tons) that sank in the accident. I'm an employee.

In this accident, one of the focal points was whether the seafarers had sufficient skills, but the former employee said, "There was no education system or manual, and I could not receive a proper explanation about safety. In some cases, I didn't get an answer. I didn't have a basic nautical chart to receive education in the office. I felt the harshness and danger of the sea every day, so I was stressed that I couldn't get an education. I testified.

In addition, regarding the decision to set sail, which is a problem in this accident, "When the person in charge contacts the president when it becomes impossible to set sail today, the day when the president says," I can't leave with this. " It seems that there was. I often heard the scene where the person in charge at the site made a loud voice and confirmed it. " I made it clear.

In addition, regarding the time when the departure was made even if there was a voice from the site saying that it was impossible to operate, "The deck crew is always standing in case something happens, but it is really standing. The passengers were in a state. Some passengers felt sick even when sitting and some screamed a little, so I was really scared. "

On the other hand, when the weather got worse after the departure and he turned back on the way, he said, "I was scared to hear that the president said,'It's great to come out even though it's this wave.'"

In addition, the operating company is suspected of using amateur radio, which is prohibited by law, but the former employee was instructed by President Katsura to take a radio qualification test. That is.

Regarding Captain Noriyuki Toyoda, who was missing in this accident, he said, "I have a serious personality and never intentionally caused an accident, so I think I was desperately facing the situation until the end." Did.