A captain of a fishing boat originating in Japan was sentenced to a prison term of 3 years by the Asahikawa District Court. He was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday. The 63-year-old captain was also suspended for five years from service over the death of three seamen following a collision with a Russian vessel off Hokkaido Island in May.
The Hokko Maru No. 8 captain, Teruyoshi Yoshioka, failed to examine the radar, even though it was alerted by yet another boat via the radio to check...