According to Toshima Village in Kagoshima Prefecture, a hearth broke out within the engine of the Ferry Toshima 2, which connects the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture and Amami Oshima, round 7 a.m. on the twenty ninth, and the ship was stopped off the coast of Akuseki Island. .
Work is at the moment underway to extinguish the fireplace and evacuate passengers in lifeboats.
According to the tenth Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, there have been 11 passengers and 23 crew members on board the ferry, and knowledge on accidents and different accidents is at the moment being confirmed.
Fire on ferry connecting Kagoshima mainland and Amami Oshima halts offshore, 34 folks on board | NHK
