BREAKING: A tour boat with 26 people - including two children - aboard has sunk with no sign of survivors after seven hours, Japan's coastguard has said. Read more: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
The tour boat was travelling off the western coast of Shiretoko Peninsula, in the northern island of Hokkaido. Pic: APA tour boat with 26 people - including two children - aboard has sunk with no sign of survivors after seven hours, Japan's coastguard has said.
The 19-ton Kazu1 made an emergency distress call in the early afternoon, saying the bow of the ship had been flooded and was beginning to sink and tilt. The crew also said those on board were wearing life jackets and the boat was keeling at a 30-degree angle.There has been no contact from the boat since.Six patrol boats and four aircraft have been dispatched to the area in the search for any survivors.
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