On the 26th, the hull that fell while being lifted from the seabed due to the sinking of a sightseeing boat off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido will be lifted again and lifted onto the work boat.
In the accident where the sightseeing boat "KAZU 1" sank off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula, the hull was lifted from the seabed at a depth of about 120 meters by a salvage company's work boat, and fell while being carried underwater on the 24th. Did.
The hull was confirmed on the seabed at a depth of 182 meters off Utoro in Shari Town, and on the 25th, an underwater robot was used to hang a belt on the hull.
Then, on the 26th, after preparatory work in the morning, the hull will be lifted again in the afternoon, carried to the shallow waters off Utoro where anchors can be dropped, and then lifted onto the work boat.
Regarding the fall of the hull, it was known that two of the five belts that were hanging were broken, and this time, the salvage company used two thicker belts to ensure that the belts were sufficiently loaded. It is a policy to fix and lift.
In addition, in order to prevent falling, this time we changed to a method of lifting the hull to the surface of the sea and then laying it sideways on the work ship and fixing it. Is to shorten.
After withdrawing the hull, the work vessel will head to Abashiri Port, enter the port on the 27th at the earliest, and then land.
Briefing session for passengers' families at the local countermeasures headquarters
At the Utoro branch of the Shari Town Hall, where the local countermeasures headquarters are located, a briefing session for passengers' families was held on the evening of the 25th, and 39 people including online participated.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, at the briefing session, explanations were given on the lifting work of the hull of the sightseeing boat "KAZU 1", and the family said, "The hull may have left something important to the family. It is very disappointing that I fell this time. "
In addition, after the briefing session, Director General Hiroyuki Iwaki of the Hokkaido District Transport Bureau operated a sightseeing boat in the same area as the ship where the accident occurred, which was found to be deficient in the emergency safety inspection conducted on the 17th of this month. It has been revealed that an audit will be conducted for businesses from the 26th.
Mr. Iwaki said, "There were many comments that" I think the guidance and supervision so far was not good "and" I think it was not enough. " I want to do it, "he said, and expressed his intention to strengthen the check system to prevent the recurrence of the accident.