Salvage crews attempt to recover the sinking Japanese boat

The boat Kazu I, which was carrying 26 people, sank off the coast of Hokkaido on April 23 after making a distress call indicating that it was taking on water in heavy waves, leaving 14 people dead and 12 people missing.

The salvage crew also worked with the Japan Coast Guard-hired Nippon Salvage Co.
The effort to raise the 19-ton Kazu I, which is around 180 metres below the surface, has been restarted, and if the mission is successful, the boat will be raised to the surface later today.

According to local accounts, the belts used to wrap around the boat are more durable than those previously utilised.

However, the firm is anticipating that after the yacht is removed from the seabed, it will be drained for several days at a local port for additional study.

After two bodies were discovered washed ashore on Kunashiri, one of the southern Kuril Islands contested by Tokyo and Moscow, the Japanese government held negotiations with Russian officials.
It’s possible that the bodies were from the missing tour boat. According to local reports, Coast Guard personnel want to continue talking with Russian officials in order to identify freshly discovered remains.

In accordance with the International Convention on Marine Search and Rescue, a bilateral agreement on maritime accidents signed by the two nations, the Russian coast guard has agreed to let Japanese vessels access the region.

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