The Japanese Coast Guard and Japan Transport Safety Board are each investigating why a home automotive provider grounded and was in peril of floundering whereas touring in calm sea and clear climate. The automotive provider Suou (6,100) dwt was touring in a busy sea lane when the incident occurred.

The automotive provider, which was inbuilt 2019 and is 590 ft in size, had loaded roughly 100 automobiles in southern Japan departing Hakata Port on November 20 and was sure for Iwakuni Port however touched backside round 1:00 a.m. on November 21 close to Matsuyama. 

The vessel was taking up a extreme record to starboard and the captain ordered the 12 crew into the life raft. The Matsuyama department of the Coast Guard rescued the crew about 90 minutes later with out incident.

The automotive provider continued to float touring about 5 miles earlier than salvage crews have been in a position to safe the vessel noon on November 21. They towed the vessel to Kodomari Bay and the intention was to strand it in shallow water to stop it from sinking. An oil growth was positioned as a precaution however the Coast Guard is reporting that there was no oil leak.

The Coast Guard believes the vessel hit a rock a few third of a mile from Nuwa Island which is in sheltered waters between two of Japan’s primary islands between Hiroshima and Matsuyama. Media studies are that they’re investigating harmful or negligent navigation.