TOKYO, Nov 18 (NNN-NHK) – A collision between two boats, off the coast of Kudamatsu, in Japan’s Yamaguchi prefecture, left three people aboard a pleasure boat dead.
The accident occurred at around 5:45 a.m. local time yesterday, when the captain of a tugboat reported the collision.
Four individuals aboard the pleasure boat were thrown into the sea, and search and rescue efforts located three people who were later confirmed dead.
A 28-year-old male passenger on the pleasure boat sustained minor injuries, and was rescued by the tugboat.
The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the collision.– NNN-NHK
