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TOKYO -- The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that its and police helicopters found four of the 26 people on a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before.
Rescuers said that 10 people who were retrieved Sunday from the frigid sea and the rocky coast of a northern Japanese national park had died, a day after a tour boat with 26 aboard apparently sank in rough waters, triggering questions why it was allowed to sail. The search for…
The Transport Ministry launched an investigation into the boat's operator, which had two accidents last year.
The search for the others is still ongoing after the boat sent a distress call on Saturday afternoon saying it was sinking.
The vessel sent a distress call that it was sinking, the coast guard said. After 19 hours of intense search, four of the 26 who went missing have been found but their condition is unknown.