thejapantimes, 25 days ago to Japan

The investigation into the operator of the Kazu I sightseeing boat is still ongoing, two years after the vessel sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, resulting in at least 20 deaths. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/24/japan/crime-legal/hokkaido-boat-operator-probe-two-years/ #japan #crimelegal #hokkaido #shiretokoyuransen #shari #marineaccidents #tourism

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

South Korea on Tuesday marked the 10th anniversary of the country's worst maritime disaster, when hundreds of schoolchildren died after the overloaded Sewol ferry capsized and sank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/asia-pacific/society/sewol-disaster-ten-year-anniversary/ #asiapacific #society #southkorea #sewol #marineaccidents

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews

Salvage crews worked to lift the first piece of Baltimore's collapsed Key Bridge on Saturday, the first step in a complex effort to reopen the city's blocked port. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/31/world/baltimore-bridge-collapse-salvage/ #worldnews #baltimore #shipping #us #marineaccidents #maryland

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

A South Korean-flagged chemical tanker capsized off the coast of Mutsure Island in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/20/japan/south-korean-tanker-capsizes/ #japan #marineaccidents #yamaguchi #southkorea

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

One person has been confirmed dead and 24 others were rescued on Monday after a fishing boat lost power and drifted onto rocks in rough seas off of Honshu. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/japan-fatal-boat-accident/ #japan #marineaccidents #fishing #izu

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

A new report into the sinking of the Kazu I said the lack of a safety management system had a "grave influence" on the accident, and noted that the failure of a government inspection to identify issues with the boat and its management three days before the accident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/07/japan/hokkaido-boat-operator-no-safety-management/?utm_content=bufferc5723&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #marineaccidents #shari #hokkaido #kazui #shiretokoyuransen

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

Two crew members from a cargo ship are missing after the vessel capsized late Thursday off Wakayama Prefecture following a collision with another freighter, the coast guard said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/25/japan/ship-collision-wakayama/?utm_content=buffer222e7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #wakayama #marineaccidents

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

A popular river tour in Kyoto Prefecture reopened on Monday following a suspension of several months in the wake of a fatal accident https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/17/national/kyoto-boat-tours/?utm_content=buffer7bcd1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #kyoto #tourism #rivers #kameoka #marineaccidents #hozuriver

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Survivors of a boat disaster that likely killed hundreds of migrants near Greece have told judicial authorities of a doomed attempt by the coast guard to tow the overloaded trawler that caused the vessel to capsize. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/01/world/greece-coast-guard-tow/?utm_content=buffer77e64&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #worldnews #immigration #greece #marineaccidents