Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 26, 2022, shows a barge lifting a sunken tour boat (front) to the sea surface from a depth of about 180 meters off the Hokkaido town of Shari, northern Japan, after an initial attempt to salvage the vessel resulted in it sinking to a greater depth. The boat went missing on April 23 with 26 people aboard and was found six days later on the seabed at a depth of around 120 meters.

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