In the early morning of the 20th, a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Muroran, Hokkaido, killing a crew member in his 60s.
In addition, the 82-year-old captain has gone missing, and the Japan Coast Guard continues to search.
Around 12:20 a.m. on the 20th, the Minamikayabe Fisheries Cooperative Association Yasuura Branch No. 11 Shokomaru was fishing for Alaska pollack offshore about 28 kilometers southeast of Muroran City's Cape Chikiu Lighthouse. The Japan Coast Guard was notified by a fellow fishing boat nearby that the vessel had capsized.
According to the Muroran Coast Guard, two of the three men on the fishing boat were rescued by a nearby fishing boat, but the man in his 60s was confirmed dead at a hospital in Hakodate, where he was transported. about it.
Another rescued man, in his 50s, is said to be conscious and not in a life-threatening condition.
In addition, the captain, Mr. Yasumitsu Matsubara (82), has disappeared, and the Muroran Coast Guard and others are sending out patrol boats and aircraft to continue searching in the surrounding waters.
Matsubara was not wearing a life jacket when the fishing boat capsized.
At the time of the accident, the wave height at the site was 2.5 meters, and the sea was rough with swells, so the Japan Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the capsizing of the fishing boat.