fishing boat in japan tsunami found after nine years
The disaster killed at least 10,000 people, injured thousands and caused billions of dollars in damage. READ MORE: A file photo of the 2011 tsunami damage in Fukushima, Japan. A small fishing boat missing since the disaster has been found.(iStock) The 5.5m vessel was discovered about 650km away in Hachijo Island, south of Tokyo, last Thursday, according to Japanese media. Officials checked the boat's registration number after it was brought to shore and found that it belonged to commercial fishers in the Miyagi Prefecture, one of the regions worst-hit by the tsunami nine years ago. It was dis...