2 die as boats capsize in student tour on base relocation work in Okinawa

A high school student and a ship skipper died Monday after two boats capsized in waters near a construction site for a controversial U.S. military base relocation in the Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa, according to a regional coast guard.The boats were carrying 18 students of the Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School in Kyoto Prefecture as part of its peace education curriculum, in addition to three crew.The boats -- a 7.6-meter-long one and a 6.3-meter-long one -- have been used by protestors against the construction of a replacement facility for the U.S. Marine Corps…READ FULL ARTICLE