The president of the operating company whose business license was revoked by the government in the sinking accident of a tourist boat off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido announced a comment, apologized again to the victims of the accident, and revoked the business license. Clarified the idea of accepting.
In the accident where the tourist boat "KAZU 1" sank off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula, the Hokkaido District Transport Bureau violated the Marine Transportation Act, such as not complying with the departure decision criteria as a result of a special audit of the operating company "Shiretoko Tour Boat". On the 16th, the company's tour boat business license was revoked as it was confirmed in multiple items.
President Seiichi Katsura of "Shiretoko Tour Boat" announced a comment on this on the 17th.
In this, President Katsura once again apologized, "I am very sorry to those who died in the accident, those who were bereaved, those who were missing, and their families."
In addition, regarding the revocation of the permission for the tour boat business, "We will accept the disposition result, and we do not plan to take procedures such as request for examination or proceedings. We will respond to the proceedings. "