Tourist boat with 26 people missing off Hokkaido peninsula

A tourist boat with 26 crew and passengers including two children went missing in rough waters Saturday while sightseeing around the scenic Shiretoko Peninsula on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, the Japan Coast Guard said.The boat "KAZU I" reported to the coast guard it was taking on water around 1:15 p.m., and then told its operator that it was tilting 30 degrees around 3 p.m. before losing contact, the JCG said.Twenty-two adult passengers and two children were aboard the boat along with two crew members, according to the JCG. The coast guard, which dispatched a helicopter a…READ FULL ARTICLE