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One dead after yacht and cargo ship collide in waters off Japan
Rescue teams recovered one man dead and continue searching for others after a yacht possibly sank following a collision with a 492-ton gravel transport vessel, coast guard said.
- On August 13, 2025, a gravel transport vessel struck a yacht off Hotojima in Tsukumi City, Oita Prefecture, leaving one person unconscious.
- Amid poor visibility, collision occurred about two kilometers northeast of Hoto Island, with calm seas at the time.
- At around 10:00 a.m., one person was pulled from the water and taken unconscious, while all five crew members aboard the vessel were uninjured.
- After the impact, the coast guard continued the search with six vessels and one plane, but one person was killed and several remain missing.
- Amid lingering uncertainties, the coast guard said details of the yacht and its occupants remain unknown, and the investigation into the accident cause is ongoing.
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One unconscious, several missing after yacht, cargo ship collide off Japan
TOKYO, Aug 13 — A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters off southern Japan on Wednesday, with one person sent to hospital unconscious and several others reported missing, an official and media reports said.The captain of a 492-tonne gravel carrier reported to the Japan Coast Guard that it collided with a yacht close to Hoto island in Japan’s southern Oita prefecture, coast guard spokeswoman Nanaka Yoshida told AFP.“We discovered one person a…
Japan yacht, cargo ship collide in waters off coast
TOKYO — A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters off southern Japan on Wednesday, with one person sent to hospital unconscious and several others reported missing, an official and media reports said. The captain of a 492-ton gravel carrier reported to the Japan Coast Guard that it collided with a yacht close to Hoto island in Japan’s southern Oita prefecture, coast guard spokeswoman Nanaka Yoshida told AFP. “We discovered one person at around…
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