Fukuoka-Pusan high-speed ferry marks 1 millionth passenger

Fukuoka-Pusan high-speed ferry marks 1 millionth passenger

FUKUOKA, Japan - Hisae Kubo, a 29-year-old Japanese-language teacher in Pusan, becomes May 11 the one millionth passenger on the Beetle 2, a high-speed passenger ship operating between Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, and Pusan, South Korea. The operator of the 170-ton jetfoil, Kyushu Railway Co., presented her with a bouquet and two round-trip tickets on the vessel at the Fukuoka terminal.

New high-speed jetfoil passenger ship in Tokyo Bay

New high-speed jetfoil passenger ship in Tokyo Bay

A newly built high-speed jetfoil sails in Tokyo Bay on July 13, 2020, as Tokai Kisen Co. launches the passenger ship named Seven Island Yui on the route connecting Tokyo, Shizuoka Prefecture and Izu island chain the same day.

New high-speed jetfoil passenger ship in Tokyo Bay

New high-speed jetfoil passenger ship in Tokyo Bay

A newly built high-speed jetfoil sails in Tokyo Bay on July 13, 2020, as Tokai Kisen Co. launches the passenger ship named Seven Island Yui on the route connecting Tokyo, Shizuoka Prefecture and Izu island chain the same day.

New high-speed jetfoil passenger ship in Tokyo Bay

New high-speed jetfoil passenger ship in Tokyo Bay

A newly built high-speed jetfoil sails in Tokyo Bay on July 13, 2020, as Tokai Kisen Co. launches the passenger ship named Seven Island Yui on the route connecting Tokyo, Shizuoka Prefecture and Izu island chain the same day.

Jetfoil hits marine animal in Sea of Japan

Jetfoil hits marine animal in Sea of Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over a port on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan on March 9, 2019, shows a jetfoil ferry after an apparent collision with a marine animal off the island earlier in the day, leaving more than 80 people injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Jetfoil hits marine animal in Sea of Japan

Jetfoil hits marine animal in Sea of Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over a port on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan on March 9, 2019, shows a jetfoil ferry after an apparent collision with a marine animal off the island earlier in the day, leaving more than 80 people injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Jetfoil hits marine animal in Sea of Japan

Jetfoil hits marine animal in Sea of Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over a port on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan on March 9, 2019, shows people injured in a jetfoil ferry accident being transported from the vessel to an ambulance. More than 80 people were injured after the ferry apparently hit a marine animal off the island in the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Jetfoil hits marine animal in Sea of Japan

Jetfoil hits marine animal in Sea of Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over a port on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan on March 9, 2019, shows a jetfoil ferry after an apparent collision with a marine animal off the island earlier in the day, leaving more than 80 people injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Jetfoil hits marine animal in Sea of Japan

Jetfoil hits marine animal in Sea of Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over a port on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan on March 9, 2019, shows people injured in a jetfoil ferry accident being transported from the vessel to an ambulance. More than 80 people were injured after the ferry apparently hit a marine animal off the island in the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fukuoka-Pusan high-speed ferry marks 1 millionth passenger

Fukuoka-Pusan high-speed ferry marks 1 millionth passenger

FUKUOKA, Japan - Hisae Kubo, a 29-year-old Japanese-language teacher in Pusan, becomes May 11 the one millionth passenger on the Beetle 2, a high-speed passenger ship operating between Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, and Pusan, South Korea. The operator of the 170-ton jetfoil, Kyushu Railway Co., presented her with a bouquet and two round-trip tickets on the vessel at the Fukuoka terminal.