Japanese boat that sank last month raises from sea bed

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Japanese boat that sank last month raises from sea bed

This aerial view from a Jiji Press helicopter shows another helicopter flying close to the coast of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on April 29, 2022, where a distress signal was made by the Kazu 1 sightseeing boat on April 23. STR JIJI PRESS AFP TOKYO -- The tourist boat that sank off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido last month was raised from the bottom of the sea bed on the second attempt Friday and taken by barge to a local port.

The vessel will be brought ashore as early as Sunday and fully drained, according to the Japan Coast Guard.

Investigations will begin into the exact cause of the 19- ton Kazu I taking water in rough weather, leading to the sinking of 14 dead and 12 missing, and leaving 14 dead and 12 missing.

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The Kazu I was carrying 26 people when it went missing off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on April 23 after making a distress call saying it was taking water in rough seas.