Many Japanese fishing ships damaged following Tonga volcano eruption

Capt. John

About 30 fishing vessels in Japan were reported as damaged as a result of high tides and abnormal waves generated by the undersea volcanic eruption near Tonga on January 15th, Japanese fisheries minister Genjiro Kaneko said last week. Ships in Kochi, Miyagi and Tokushima prefectures capsized and sank, Kaneko said. In Tokushima Prefecture a small…

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