A sightseeing boat sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, killing 14 passengers and leaving 12 missing. The accident occurred on the 23rd, two months after the accident, and is still missing in the waters around the site. The search for is continuing.
On the other hand, it is expected that the investigation for investigating the cause of the accident and pursuing criminal liability will be prolonged.
On April 23, the accident in which the tourist ship "KAZU 1" carrying 26 passengers and crew sank off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula has killed 14 passengers so far, and it has been two months since the accident occurred. The whereabouts of 12 people remain unknown.
The 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters continues to search in a wide area including the area around Kunashir Island in the Northern Territories, and the police also intensively search the coasts of Notsuke Peninsula and Nemuro Peninsula from the 21st to the 23rd. However, no new clues have been found so far.
On the other hand, the Japan Coast Guard Headquarters has continued to verify the hull since the sunken tourist boat was withdrawn at the end of last month, and also voluntarily listened to the situation from the president of the operating company "Shiretoko Tour Boat", Seiichi Katsura. We are proceeding with an investigation on suspicion of being fatal due to negligence.
According to the investigators, it is expected that it will take at least several months to investigate the cause of the accident and complete the investigation without any testimony from the survivors, so it is expected to be prolonged.
Regarding the accident, the Japan Transport Safety Board will continue to investigate the cause, such as investigating the hull.