A fishing boat leaves from Utoro port for searching for the missing tour boat "Kazu 1" in Shari, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on April 24, 2022. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
TOKYO (Reuters) -Ten people found by rescue workers on Sunday after a tour boat went missing in frigid waters off Japan's northernmost island have been confirmed dead, the coast guard said.
Authorities continued to search with patrol boats, aircraft and helicopters for the remaining 16 people who had been onboard the "Kazu I" when it ran into trouble on Saturday off the Shiretoko peninsula on the island of Hokkaido.
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