Japanese Tour Boat Confirms Death of 10 Out of 26 Previously Missing People

According to Japan's royal navy, ten individuals discovered on Sunday from an amiss Japanese fishing vessel have all been pronounced dead, while the remaining 16 are still missing.

10 Dead and 26 Still Missing from Japanese Tour Boat

Ten out of 26 persons aboard the charter ship mysteriously disappeared in the freezing waterways of Hokkaido; the night prior being picked up by recovery aircraft on Sunday. There are seven males and three women amongst 10 persons discovered.

The patrol boats had previously stated that nine individuals had been discovered around the point of the island on the nation's northeast shore, where the sailboat had originally put out a warning message on Saturday. It was uncertain if the visitors were still breathing at the time, as per recent report of The Independent.

The Kazu 1 was on a city tour along the Shiretoko Island, which is known for its animals and spectacular scenery. The rescue team issued a warning message to the marine corps about 1.15pm local time, notifying them of the seawater flowing into the ship.

The team was last spoken from at 3 p.m., according to Japan's Kyodo media organization and as per Japanese reports, the rescue team tried to indicate that the ship was tilting at a 30° angle and sinking.

Naval vessels, patrol cars, as well as army planes were promptly dispatched to locate the ship. Regional naval ships were also involved in the hunt.

Two of the 26 people on deck were personnel and two were youngsters. Initial news stories indicated that numerous individuals were rescued from the steam, however it is ambiguous whether they are among the declared ten victims.

Furthermore, BBC News reported that according to the captain, everyone on deck was using flotation devices, however, as night arrives, conditions in the region can drop below 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit).

Over 24 hours into the searching, authorities have increased the number of flights and surveillance vessels used, comprising seven yachts, three flights, and four choppers, to look for the missing victims.

Authorities Search for More Casualties

The initial news of recovery arrived 19 hours after the hunt commenced, with authorities discovering four individuals at the extremity of Shiretoko Island. Just several moments later, five additional individuals were discovered in the exact place.

According to the video seen on NHK, one of the retrieved people was flown to the health center in a chopper prior being carried to a paramedic on a wheelchair. For protection, the responders wore blue polycarbonate covers.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida informed CNN journalists that he had directed authorities to do all rescuers could for the recovery. The government's department of transportation has also begun an investigation into the vessel's management throughout its health and safety regulations and choice to perform the cruise given the awful conditions.

In a statement given by Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito, he stated that in effort to stop similar disaster, authorities will scrutinize what created this circumstance and what type of regulatory monitoring was engaged in allowing the trip. The ship came ashore and was destroyed in the ocean due to powerful tides and a rugged shoreline, and specialists assume there was regulatory carelessness.

The department would therefore take a gander into connection among Saturday's altercation to the earlier two collisions entailing the same ship. The border patrol had claimed that the similar sailboat suffered a mishap last year in May and June.

Since no one was hurt when the ship ran aground in June, three people were hurt when it hit with an item at sea last May.