THE crew of a Japanese sightseeing boat were warned the sea was too rough to go out on before it sank killing ten, with two kids among 16 missing. They were told not to leave port by another tour o…
Hokkaido Govenor Naomichi Suzuki told reporters on Sunday that he planned to request safety checks by tour operators in the prefecture ahead of the holidays.
"We will thoroughly investigate what caused this situation and what kind of safety oversight was involved to allow the tour in order to prevent another accident," Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito, who visited the area Sunday, told reporters.It also ran aground in shallow water shortly after leaving the port in June.
They also said that the ship was keeling at a 30-degree angle and that those on board were wearing lifejackets. Following an intensive search involving six patrol boats, several aircraft and divers that went through the night, rescuers on early Sunday found four people near the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula.
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