Press Releases


February 29, 2008
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Research on Collision between MSDF DDG ATAGO and a fish boat SEITOKU MARU -Rough state of sea halts the Research Vessel NATSUSHIMA’s search operation-

The Research Vessel NATSUSHIMA, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC; Mr. Yasuhiro Kato, President), halted the search operation at 10:50 on February 29, 2008 because of the rough state of sea and the NATSUSHIMA had to move away from the bad weather. Research will be resumed when the weather serves.

Contacts:

Shinji Oshima, email: press@jamstec.go.jp
Manager, Planning Department Press Office
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology