Boats carrying Kyoto students capsize off Okinawa, fatalities reported
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On Monday, two boats carrying 21 people total capsized at Henoko Bay, Nago, a U.S. military base relocation site in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Officials said all of the passengers went into the water, and the captain of one of the boats and a female passenger perished. Additionally, two others were hurt; their injuries were not life threatening. Rescuers aided people in the water. The Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) said 18 of those who were on the boats were classmates from a high school in Kyoto. The boats were named the Heiwa Maru and the Fukuts
On Monday, two boats carrying 21 people total capsized at Henoko Bay, Nago, a U.S. military base relocation site in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Officials said all of the passengers went into the water, and the captain of one of the boats and a female passenger perished. Additionally, two others were hurt; their injuries were not life threatening.
Rescuers aided people in the water. The Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) said 18 of those who were on the boats were classmates from a high school in Kyoto. The boats were named the Heiwa Maru and the Fukutsu, carrying ten and eight students onboard, respectively.
The JCG stated that the case is under investigation.
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