Victims’ families to sue Japanese tour boat operator over deadly sinking

The ill-fated tour boat Kazu I, which sank off Japan's main island of Hokkaido on April 23, 2022. Fourteen of the 26 people who were on board the vessel that day are confirmed to have died.

Japanese news outlet The Asahi Shimbun reports that the families of some of the deceased victims of a tour boat sinking that occurred off Japan’s Hokkaido island two years prior intend to press charges against the vessel’s operating company and its president in relation to the incident. Lawyers...

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NYK partners with Japan Coast Guard on maritime data open platform

On 26 January, NYK announced its agreement to share oceanographic data, including wind direction and speed gathered by NYK-operated vessels, with the Japan Coast Guard through Ship Data Center’s IoS Open Platform (IoS-OP) services.

Furthermore, IoS-OP serves as a collaborative platform for data sharing within the Japanese maritime industry, specifically focusing on vessels operated by Japanese shipping companies. The data provided by NYK will support the Japan Coast Guard in enhancing the...

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Japan pledges US$525 million financing for Philippine Coast Guard patrol vessel purchase

The Japanese government is set to provide a loan valued at approximately US$525 million exclusively for the purchase of five additional patrol vessels for operation by the Philippine Coast Guard. The vessels will be near-identical sisters of the two Teresa Magbanua-class 97-metre multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) that the coast guard acquired in 2022, a spokesperson […]

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One body recovered from sunken cargo ship lost in collision in western Japan

The Japan Coast Guard has found the body of one of two crewmen who went missing after their cargo vessel capsized and sank as a result of a collision in the waters of wes ..

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Two missing after cargo ships collide in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea

Japanese news outlet NHK said that two people have gone missing after two cargo vessels collided in the Seto Inland Sea in western Japan on Thursday, February 2. Japan Co ..

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Two dead, eight others missing after cargo ship sinks in East China Sea

Two sailors are confirmed dead while eight of their companions have gone missing after their cargo vessel sank in bad weather in the East China Sea on Wednesday, January ..

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Japan Coast Guard reports patrol ship grounding incident off Niigata prefecture

The Japan Coast Guard has confirmed that one of its patrol vessels ran aground in the waters off Kashiwazaki in Niigata prefecture on Wednesday, January 18. The 105-metre ..

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Japanese warship disabled after allegedly hitting rock during sea trials

Japanese media reports that a warship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) suffered damage preventing it from sailing under its own power after it allegedly s ..

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OPINION | Australia and Japan should lead the way in maritime law enforcement training

During the recent visit by Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles to Japan, the nations vowed to strengthen the interoperability of their armed forces amid shared con ..

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