Two Students Die After Boats Capsize off Okinawa's Henoko Coast
辺野古沖 2人死亡事故 1隻目の約2分後に2隻目も転覆 海保
Summary
Two high school students from Kyoto Prefecture died after two boats carrying students on a study trip capsized off Henoko in Nago City, Okinawa — the site of the US Futenma air base relocation project. The Japan Coast Guard revealed that the second vessel capsized approximately two minutes after the first. Authorities are investigating whether intermittent large waves caused both incidents.
Preview
Related dispatches
- NHK WORLD Jun 9, 2026
37 dead, 4 missing and over 30,000 evacuated after major quake off the Philippines
- BBC WORLD Jun 9, 2026
Hundreds of aftershocks jolt Philippines as officials say death toll could rise
- BBC WORLD Jun 8, 2026
Schoolchildren run from collapsing roof as ground shakes in Philippines quake
- RT Jun 8, 2026
Buildings collapse after powerful quake and tsunami warning in Philippines (VIDEOS)
- EL PAÍS Mar 17, 2026
Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes Eastern Cuba
- BBC WORLD Mar 17, 2026
US West Coast Braces for Dangerous Early-Spring Heatwave
- NDTV Mar 16, 2026
Tourists Stranded Near Atal Tunnel as Heavy Snowfall Halts Traffic for Second Day
- RT Mar 16, 2026
South Africa Closes Mozambique Border Crossings Due to Severe Flooding
- RT Mar 13, 2026
Ethiopia Landslides Kill at Least 70, Displace Thousands