Japan finds wreck of boat missing after accident that killed 14

FILE PHOTO: A helicopter searches for missing people onboard the tour boat "Kazu 1" that went missing off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Shari, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on April 25, 2022. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan located on Friday the hull of a tour boat off its northern coast, the coast guard said, six days after the vessel disappeared in an accident that killed at least 14 people on a sightseeing trip.

The hull of the "Kazu I" was found on the seabed at a depth of about 120 metres (390 ft) off the northern island of Hokkaido in pitch-dark waters shown in footage from an underwater camera of the Maritime Self Defence Force, the coast guard said.