A sightseeing boat in Hokkaido, Japan sank in an accident! All 26 people on board were lost, and after a search and rescue by the authorities, a total of seven people were found as of 10:00 a.m. on April 24, all of whom were sent to the emergency room in unconsciousness.
The tourist boat KAZU 1 was involved in an accident in the sea near the Shiretoko Peninsula on April 23. After the incident, the authorities deployed a police plane and found three people on the sea at 5:05 a.m., and one person was found by a coast guard plane in a nearby rocky area at 5:45 a.m. All four people were unconscious and were sent to the emergency room.
7 lost people were found one after another.
In addition, three people were also found lost around the sea area, also unconscious, and were rushed to the hospital.
It is reported that the KAZU 1, which belongs to Shiretoko Excursion Ship Company, was reported to the Hokkaido First District Security Office at around 1:10 p.m. on April 23, when the ship was passing the west side of Shiretoko cape when the bow entered the water and started to sink, tilting up to 30 degrees.
The authorities then dispatched five patrol boats and two search and rescue planes to the scene, but found that the ship and 26 people were all lost.
Everyone was wearing a life jacket
According to reports, KAZU 1 is a small tour boat that can accommodate 65 people, there is a captain, a crew, 24 passengers including 22 adults and 2 children, all had life jackets on, but the water temperature is only 2-3 degrees Celsius.
According to the local fishing association, the sea is very high, the original fishing boats went out to sea in the morning to temporarily return to port. Search and rescue operations are still underway.
