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A fishing boat that was swept away in the March 2011 tsunami after the Great East Japan Earthquake was found off Hachijo Island last week.
According to the Hachijo Island Fisheries Cooperative, the abandoned vessel belongs to a fisheries cooperative in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, Fuji TV reported. On the night of Dec 10, it was seen drifting near Yaene port —approximately 650 kilometers from Kesennuma. The local fishing cooperative managed to tow the boat to the port with ropes the following morning.
The vessel measures about five meters long and is made of fiber-reinforced plastic. Moreover, large amounts of coral were found to have attached themselves to it.
The cooperative is planning on making arrangements to dispose of the boat on Hachijo Island.
© Japan Today
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Monozuki
Yes, I still remember that day very vividly.
Desert Tortoise
A couple of similar boats washed up on beaches in Oregon, and I recall a US Coast Guard cutter sinking a much larger trawler that had been floating around for about a year. Nobody on board and apparently in too poor a condition to salvage so the Coast Guard sank it as it was a hazard to navigation.
KariHaruka
I can't believe that in a few months time, it will be 10 years since the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami. How quickly time passes.....
Monozuki
Yes, when that big one occurred I was drinking canned chuhai and such. Yes, everything fell off the table. Yes, it was like hell! By the way, I was in an area very close to northern part of Tokyo. I was concerned what it was like in Tohoku areas. And the rest is history.
ZENJI
I have been to Kesennuma a few times. I have Relatives there.
Good people there.
Monozuki
AAMOF, my ancestors originally came from Tohoku. :‑)