Loss of contact following requesting rescue… The vessel and its occupants have not yet been found.
Prime Minister Kishida rushes back to Tokyo while attending the Kumamoto summit
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(Tokyo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Ho-jun Kim = At 1:15 pm on the 23rd, a rescue request was made from a tourist boat carrying 26 people off the coast of Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan, but the ship and its occupants were still not found, Kyodo News and NHK reported. reported
According to reports, the tourist boat named ‘Kazu 1’ informed the Japan Coast Guard that “the prow part is sinking in flooding”.
Since then, there has been no contact since the notification that “the hull was tilted regarding 30 degrees”. Twenty-four passengers and two crew members, including two children, were all wearing life jackets.
The Coast Guard is sending helicopters and patrol boats to search the scene of the accident, but as of 9 p.m., it is said that the tourist boat and its occupants have not been found.
The tourist boat sank, and 26 people on board appear to be missing.
The waters around the accident site were high in waves, so the fishing boats that departed returned to the port during the morning of the same day, NHK reported, citing a local fishermen’s group.
It is known that strong winds are blowing in the area of the accident and the height of the waves is regarding 3m.
(Kumamoto Kyodo = Yonhap News) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit held in Kumamoto, Japan on the 23rd. 2022.4.23 [재판매 및 DB 금지] [email protected]
Japanese media reported that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was visiting Kumamoto, Japan to attend the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit, would return to Tokyo in a hurry to attend the news of the accident.
Prime Minister Kishida was originally scheduled to participate in the meeting by the 24th, attended by leaders of Cambodia, Laos and Tuvalu.
Prime Minister Kishida instructed relevant ministries to use all means to rescue lives, Kyodo News reported, citing a government official.
The Korea Coast Guard requested the Air Self-Defense Force to dispatch equipment and personnel, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport decided to hold a meeting with the task force that night to respond to the accident.
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