Seven Japanese boatmen and 26 missing people have been found, after three more were found on Sunday, a security guard said off the coast of Japan, although it was not immediately clear if they were still alive.A coast guard official told Reuters the condition of the three men was unclear but community broadcaster NHK reported that they were unconscious.
The other four, who were found Sunday morning, were unconscious and had already been taken to hospital, said a coastal security official. Of the four people, three were found by helicopter off the coast of Shiretoko Peninsula, a coast guard said, and a fourth was spotted by a plane patrolling the coast in the same area 30 minutes later.
Authorities used aircraft and patrol boats, including seven ships, three planes and four helicopters from the coast guard, to search for passengers and crew of the “KazuI” after getting into trouble away from the peninsula, famous for wildlife. and an amazing coast. A coast guard first heard from the boat crew on Saturday afternoon that the boat was flooded. It was last heard about two hours later, when contacted by its operating company at an angle of 30 degrees, Kyodo News reported earlier.
Workers said the occupants were wearing jackets, media reported.It was carrying 24 passengers and two crew. Two of the passengers were children.
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