沈没観光船、つり上げ完了　２４日にも海上に―知床事故、発生１カ月

　北海道・知床半島沖で２６人が乗った観光船「ＫＡＺＵ　I（カズワン）」が沈没した事故で、海上保安庁と契約した専門業者は２３日、海底にあった船体を海面近くまでつり上げ、作業台船に固定させた。斜里町沖までえい航し、早ければ２４日にも海面上に引き揚げる見通し。
　事故は２３日、発生から１カ月を迎えた。これまでに１４人の死亡が確認され、依然１２人が行方不明。海保などは北方領土の国後島周辺海域でも手掛かりを捜すが、捜索は難航している。
　第１管区海上保安本部（小樽市）は同日、国後島沿岸で発見され、１９日にロシア側から連絡があった遺体が男性だったことを明らかにした。（2022/05/23-17:13）

Work started Monday to salvage the Kazu I tour boat, which sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, a month ago.
   A contractor commissioned by the Japan Coast Guard is expected to lift the boat close to the sea surface and tow it near a port in the Hokkaido city of Abashiri before raising it above the sea surface as early as Tuesday.
   The Kazu I sank off the town of Shari after disappearing on April 23. Fourteen of the 26 people on board have been discovered and confirmed dead, while 12 people remain missing.
   The JCG and others are continuing search activities around the peninsula including waters near Kunashiri, one of the four Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Japan, but little progress has been made.
   The salvage operation, which involves the Kaishin multipurpose work vessel, was initially scheduled to begin on Sunday.