SAPPORO – A body discovered a week ago on the beach near Hokkaido’s scenic Shiretoko Peninsula was confirmed to be that of the captain of a tourist boat that sank nearby in April, the coast guard said Saturday.
The 19-ton Kazu I, carrying 24 passengers and two crew members, made a distress call and disappeared on April 23 after leaving Utoro port in Shari for sightseeing along the peninsula, despite a forecast for rough weather.
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