Two Students Die After Boats Capsize off Okinawa's Henoko Coast

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.

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