TOKYO, Apr 24 (NNN-NHK) – A tourist boat with 26 crew and passengers aboard reported it was flooded with water, off eastern Hokkaido in north Japan yesterday afternoon, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) said.
Twenty-four passengers are aboard the boat “KAZU I” along with two crew members, and the passengers included two children, according to the JCG.
The coast guard said, it received the report around 1:15 p.m. local time and patrol boats were headed to the site near the Shiretoko Peninsula, at around 5:30 p.m. local time, to conduct a rescue.– NNN-NHK
