Japan captain faces charges over fatal collision with Russian ship

The captain of a Japanese fishing boat was referred to prosecutors Tuesday over the deaths of three crew members following a collision with a Russian ship off the northernmost main island of Hokkaido last month, the Japan Coast Guard said.Teruyoshi Yoshioka, the 63-year-old captain of the Hokko Maru No. 8 crewed by five, is suspected of professional negligence resulting in death, as well as endangering traffic due to negligence, over the failure to avoid a collision with the 662-ton Russian ship Amur on May 26, according to the Mombetsu Coast Guard Office.The crew members aboard the 9.7-ton…READ FULL ARTICLE