A sightseeing boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido and fell while being carried by a work boat was unloaded on the work boat before dawn on the 27th and is being transported to Abashiri Port for landing.
The landing is expected to be after the 28th, and the investigation of the cause of the accident will begin in earnest.
In the accident where the tour boat "KAZU 1" sank off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula, the hull was lifted from the seabed by a salvage company's work boat and fell while being carried underwater on the 24th of this month.
On the 26th, work was carried out to lift the hull that had fallen to the seabed at a depth of 182 meters off the coast of Utoro in Shari Town, and the hull appeared above the sea level for the first time after the accident.
After that, the hull was transported to a shallow sea area suitable for repatriation work, and at 3:20 am on the 27th, the work of repatriation was completed on the work ship.
According to the 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, the work boat carrying the hull is heading for Abashiri Port, which is about 45 km away from the repatriation site, while checking the weather conditions, and the arrival is expected to be around 2:00 pm. is.
The landing will be carried out at Abashiri Port from the 28th after draining the water from the ship, and the investigation of the cause of the accident will begin in earnest.