Japanese school trip 'insensitivity to safety'... 1.7 times the capacity on the cruise ship

In Japan, where an accident occurred where a high school student participating in a peace study in the sea near a U.S. military base capsized and died, a cruise ship carrying a middle school school trip group operated at a capacity significantly exceeding capacity, sparking controversy over 'insensitivity to safety.'

According to Jiji News on the 11th, about 80 middle school students and teachers who came on a school trip from Hiroshima Prefecture boarded a cruise ship that sailed around Ikinoshima, Nagasaki Prefecture last month.

The capacity of this ship is 48, which is about 1.7 times more than the capacity.

At the time, the travel agent, who was the guide on board the cruise ship, was not on the ship.

Although there were no casualties due to the operation at the time, the Japan Coast Guard under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is investigating whether there were any safety problems in operating the cruise ship beyond its capacity.

In Japan, an accident occurred in March last year when a boat carrying high school students capsized off the coast of Okinawa Prefecture, where construction was underway to relocate the U.S. military airfield in Japan, killing the captain and one student.

After this accident, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology requested schools to thoroughly ensure safety during school trips.