THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 5, 2022 at 18:22 JST
An image taken with an underwater camera by the Hokkaido prefectural police shows what are believed to be electric wires dangling from the ceiling inside the passenger cabin of the Kazu I tour boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido on April 23. (Provided by the Japan Coast Guard)
The Japan Coast Guard on May 4 released underwater images of the interior of a tour boat that sank off eastern Hokkaido with 26 people on board as investigators questioned the operator on suspected breaches of safety management. [Read More]
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