A ferry has collided with what apparently was a marine animal off a Japanese island, injuring more than 80 people, local media report.
The accident happened just after noon yesterday off Sado Island, Kyodo News agency reported, citing Japan's coast guard.But ferry operator Sado Steam Ship Co said the jetfoil ferry still reached its intended destination on the island, located off the west coast of Japan's main island of Honshu, according to Kyodo.
The ferry, which departed from Honshu's Niigata Port, was carrying 121 passengers and four crew members. The cause of the accident was under investigation by coast guard officials, who said the ferry may have struck a whale or some other sea animal, Kyodo reported.
One for the whales..✔
Payback?
Whales fighting back. Go whales
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