One deas after work boat capsized during assistance work

A port’s work boat assisting in the mooring of the "Swiftnes" at Tomakomai port, Hokkaido, capsized and sank after being dragged by a mooring rope, which got entangled in the bulkcarrier's propeller, in the morning of Jan 30, 2017. One of the two crew members died, the other one was rescued. After the "Swiftnes" docked at Tomakomai, an investigation into the accident was launched.