
沖縄県名護市辺野古沖で高校生ら2人が死亡した転覆事故を受け、遺族が古謝玄太知事と面会。体験活動の安全管理徹底やガイドライン策定を求めた。知事は安全確保に向けた検討を約束した。
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沖縄県名護市辺野古沖で小型船が転覆し、高校生ら2名が死亡した事故。事故を起こした船舶は海上運送法上の事業登録がなされていなかった。
沖縄県名護市辺野古沖で小型船2隻が転覆し、同志社国際高校(京都府)2年の武石知華さん=当時(17)=ら2人が死亡した事故で、武石さんの両親が17日、県庁で古謝玄太知事と面会した。研修旅行を巡るガイドラインの策定など、安全確保の取り組みを求めた。
遺族と沖縄県知事の面会は事故後初めて。非公開で行われた後、双方がそろって記者団の取材に応じた。
武石さんの父親によると、面会では体験活動を提供する側の安全管理の実態把握などを要望。事故を起こした2隻が海上運送法上の事業登録をしていなかったことを踏まえ、「登録のない主体が子供を船に乗せることが二度と起こらないようにしてほしい」と訴えた。
古謝氏は「教育旅行の安全確保、風化させない取り組みについて検討していく」と述べた。
事故は16日で発生から7カ月となった。面会に先立ち、古謝氏は現場海域近くの辺野古漁港を訪れ、献花した。

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