On the night of the 19th, a 28-year-old employee of a surveying company was found unconscious and in critical condition after a surveying ship capsized in the Sea of Okhotsk in Tokoro-cho, Kitami City, Hokkaido, killing the captain on the 18th. Died.
Two people died in this accident, and the Japan Coast Guard is currently investigating the details of the accident.
On the 18th, a surveying ship capsized in the Sea of Okhotsk in Sakaeura, Tokoro-cho, Kitami City, and the three people on board were thrown overboard.
One person made it to the shore on his own, and the remaining two were rescued by a nearby boat, but the captain, Akira Sasahara (43), died.
According to the Abashiri Coast Guard Station, Fukutaro Karu (28), an employee of a surveying company, was found unconscious and in critical condition, but on the night of the 19th, he died of hypothermia, making the number of people who died in this accident to be two. I did.
According to the Japan Coast Guard, the sea was calm at the time, but based on the accounts of those who witnessed the accident, it is highly likely that the ship was suddenly hit by large waves and capsized.
The three people were wearing life jackets, so the Japan Coast Guard is investigating the details of the accident.