Pleasure Boat Runs Aground Near Haneda Airport
Nine people were injured, including two seriously, after a pleasure boat carrying 10 people ran aground near the mouth of the Tama River close to Haneda Airport on the evening of August 24. (News On Japan)
On the evening of August 24, a pleasure boat carrying ten individuals ran aground near the Tama River mouth in Ota Ward, Tokyo, close to Haneda Airport. Emergency services responded to multiple calls around 7 p.m., reporting the boat had struck a concrete barrier and eventually became lodged on a rocky area. Nine passengers, ranging in age from their 20s to 50s, sustained injuries with two of them experiencing serious harm.
All victims were conscious following the accident. Reports indicate the vessel had departed from Yumenoshima in Koto Ward, Tokyo, en route to Yokohama Port, location of a fireworks display, when it ran aground.
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