Destroyer primary cause of collision with boat: tribunal

Destroyer primary cause of collision with boat: tribunal

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ken Funato (R), then the skipper of the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Atago, and others involved in the case of a fatal collision between the destroyer and fishing boat Seitoku Maru in February last year attend a Yokohama Marine Accident Tribunal session on Jan. 22. The tribunal determined that the destroyer was the main cause of the collision off Chiba Prefecture.

Inquiry for Aegis destroyer's collision with fishing boat starts

Inquiry for Aegis destroyer's collision with fishing boat starts

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ken Funato (R in front), former captain of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis destroyer Atago, attends the first session of the inquiry at the Yokohama Marine Accident Inquiry Agency over the destroyer's fatal collision with a small fishing boat, Seitoku Maru, off Chiba Prefecture in February. Two fishermen on the fishing boat were killed in the collision. (Pool photo)

Inquiry for Aegis destroyer's collision with fishing boat starts

Inquiry for Aegis destroyer's collision with fishing boat starts

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ken Funato, former captain of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis destroyer Atago, attends the first session of the inquiry at the Yokohama Marine Accident Inquiry Agency over the destroyer's fatal collision with a small fishing boat, Seitoku Maru, off Chiba Prefecture in February. Two fishermen on the fishing boat were killed in the collision.

Inquiry for Aegis destroyer's collision with fishing boat starts

Inquiry for Aegis destroyer's collision with fishing boat starts

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ken Funato (R in front), former captain of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis destroyer Atago, attends the first session of the inquiry at the Yokohama Marine Accident Inquiry Agency over the destroyer's fatal collision with a small fishing boat, Seitoku Maru, off Chiba Prefecture in February. Two fishermen on the fishing boat were killed in the collision. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Inquiry for Aegis destroyer's collision with fishing boat starts

Inquiry for Aegis destroyer's collision with fishing boat starts

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ken Funato, former captain of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis destroyer Atago, attends the first session of the inquiry at the Yokohama Marine Accident Inquiry Agency over the destroyer's fatal collision with a small fishing boat, Seitoku Maru, off Chiba Prefecture in February. Two fishermen on the fishing boat were killed in the collision. (Kyodo)

Destroyer primary cause of collision with boat: tribunal

Destroyer primary cause of collision with boat: tribunal

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ken Funato, then the skipper of the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Atago involved in a fatal collision with fishing boat Seitoku Maru in February last year, offers an apology during a news conference at the Yokohama Marine Accident Tribunal on Jan. 22. He made the apology after the tribunal determined that the destroyer was the main cause of the collision off Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

Destroyer primary cause of collision with boat: tribunal

Destroyer primary cause of collision with boat: tribunal

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ken Funato (R), then the skipper of the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Atago, and others involved in the case of a fatal collision between the destroyer and fishing boat Seitoku Maru in February last year attend a Yokohama Marine Accident Tribunal session on Jan. 22. The tribunal determined that the destroyer was the main cause of the collision off Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

One year after death of abused 5-year-old girl

One year after death of abused 5-year-old girl

A man puts his hands together in Tokyo on March 2, 2019, in front of a photo of Yua Funato, who died a year earlier at age 5 after abuse and neglect she had suffered by her parents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo