On the 28th, the Japan Coast Guard searched the inside of the tour boat again at Abashiri Port for a sightseeing boat that sank off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido and was lifted from the seabed on the 27th, but no new clues were found.
On the other hand, the on-site inspection of the ship was conducted in the presence of the president of the operating company, and we are planning to proceed with the investigation to investigate the cause of the accident.
In the accident where the tourist ship "KAZU 1" sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula, killing 14 passengers and missing 12 people, the hull once lifted from the sinking site fell to the seabed while being carried. However, on the 27th, it was withdrawn by a salvage company's workboat and transported to the port of Amisato, about 45 km away.
The hull is scheduled to be unloaded in the future, and is currently mounted on a moored work ship with a blue sheet around it.
After noon on the 28th, a special rescue team member of the Japan Coast Guard entered the ship and searched again for any people left behind in the engine room or warehouse, which could not be confirmed by underwater cameras or divers.
According to the 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, no new clues were found as a result of the search.
After that, the Japan Coast Guard Headquarters conducted on-site inspections in the presence of President Seiichi Katsura of the operating company "Shiretoko Tour Boat" and confirmed the damage to the instruments and hulls for nearly five hours.
The Japan Coast Guard has decided to investigate the hull in detail even after landing, and will continue to voluntarily ask President Katsura, who decided to set sail in the face of bad weather, to investigate on suspicion of accidental fatalities in business. We are going to investigate the cause.
From 29th to 3 days intensive search within the range of missing persons about twice
The Japan Coast Guard has dispatched a total of more than 250 patrol vessels to the sea area of the site and continued the search, but no clue was obtained at the end of the discovery of the missing person on the 28th of last month, and the 29th. For the next three days, we have decided to conduct an intensive search with increased posture.
Specifically, we will dispatch four large patrol boats to the search area, which has expanded to about twice the size of the past, toward the north side of the Shiretoko Peninsula, including the area around Kunashiri Island.
In addition to searching on relatively small patrol boats and aircraft around the peninsula, the police and the Self-Defense Forces, as well as the ships and aircraft of the Hokkaido Agency will be searched.
The expansion of the range was based on drift predictions, etc., and he explained to the passengers' families on the afternoon of the 28th about the search system and policies.
The Japan Coast Guard wants to get some clues in the last three days.
The hull will be open to the family on the 1st of next month
Jiro Kimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, responded to media coverage at the Utoro branch of the Shari Town Hall, where the local countermeasures headquarters is located. Revealed.