On the 16th, the Hokkaido District Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism granted permission for the tour boat business to the operating company of the sightseeing boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, saying that multiple violations were confirmed, such as not complying with the criteria for departure judgment. I canceled it.
In the accident where the tourist ship "KAZU 1" sank off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula, the Hokkaido District Transport Bureau did not comply with the criteria for departure judgment as a result of a special audit of the operating company "Shiretoko Tour Boat". The tour boat business license was revoked on the 16th, as the violation was confirmed in multiple items.
According to the Transport Bureau, it is the first time in Japan to revoke a license for a tour boat business in the wake of an accident.
Hiroyuki Iwaki, director of the Hokkaido District Transport Bureau, told the president of the operating company, Seiichi Katsura, "We take the disposition seriously and continue to cooperate in the search for the missing person and take sincere measures for damages to the passengers' families. I asked you to do it. "
On the other hand, the operating company submitted a statement in advance in the hearing procedure to state opinions on the disposition, which was held on the 14th of this month. It's also in the country. "
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno "Don't cause a tragic accident again"
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno is aware that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has decided to cancel this time because many violations of the Marine Transportation Act were confirmed in a special audit conducted by the Hokkaido District Transport Bureau at a press conference in the morning. The government wants to work to prevent such a tragic accident from happening again. "