On the 10th, a Maritime Self-Defense Force escort ship was unable to navigate on its own in the Seto Inland Sea off the coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture due to a screw failure. bottom.
It is said that there is no prospect of moving the escort ship that remains anchored at the site.
On the 10th, when the Maritime Self-Defense Force's escort ship "Inazuma" was sailing in the Seto Inland Sea off the coast of Suo-Oshima Island in Yamaguchi Prefecture, it became unable to navigate on its own due to a failure of its propeller, and is still anchored at the site. I'm here.
According to the Maritime Self-Defense Force, there is shallow water with a depth of about 7 meters around the route off Suo Oshima, and there is a possibility that the propeller deviated from the normal route and came into contact with rocks in the shallow water. An accident investigation committee was set up on the 10th to investigate.
On the other hand, according to the Japan Coast Guard, the crew was interviewed on the 11th as well, and a private company commissioned by the Self-Defense Forces confirmed the damage to the bottom of the ship, and the spread of the leaked oil was not confirmed. and
Ships to tow the escort ship have arrived in the area of the site, but the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force says that there is no prospect of movement, such as the investigation of the Japan Coast Guard continuing.
In addition, the Maritime Self-Defense Force explained that the "draft" of "Inazuma", which indicates the length from the sea surface to the bottom of the ship, was about 11 meters at the deepest part, but it has been corrected to about 8 meters.