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A Japanese tourist boat with 26 passengers went missing early Saturday afternoon in eastern Hokkaido . The boat cruised near Shiretoko Peninsula and reported heavy seas.
I pray they'll be safe and sound.
The boat "KAZU I" reported to the coast guard it was taking on water around 1:15 p.m., and then told its operator that it was tilting 30 degrees around 3 p.m. before losing contact, the JCG said. Twenty-two adult passengers and two children were aboard the boat along with two crew members, according to the JCG. The coast guard, which dispatched a helicopter and patrol boats to the site near the peninsula, said it had not found the boat nor the people on board as of 9 p.m., adding that their fate remains unknown.
Tourist boat with 26 people missing off Hokkaido peninsula - The Mainichi
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- A tourist boat with 26 crew and passengers including two children went missing in rough waters Saturday while sightseeing around th
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Japan: Ten confirmed dead from missing tourist boat
The search continues in frigid waters off the Hokkaido island for 16 others who were on board.
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I pray they'll be safe and sound.