In the early hours of the 20th, a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Muroran, Hokkaido, killing two of the three people on board, including the captain and crew.
At around 12:20 a.m. on the 20th, the 11th Shokomaru belonging to the Yasuura branch of the Minamikayabe Fisheries Cooperative was fishing for Alaska pollack offshore about 28 kilometers southeast of Cape Chiki Lighthouse in Muroran, Hokkaido. The Japan Coast Guard was notified by a fellow fishing boat nearby that the vessel had capsized.
According to the Muroran Coast Guard Department, two of the three men on the fishing boat were rescued by a nearby fishing boat, but Akihiko Kudo (60) was confirmed dead at the hospital to which he was transported. it was done.
The captain of the ship, Yasumitsu Matsubara (82), who had gone missing after the accident, was found in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest as a result of a search by the Japan Coast Guard and others, and was later confirmed dead at a hospital. rice field.
At the time of the accident, the height of the wave at the site was 2.5 meters, and the sea was rough with swells, so the Japan Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the accident.