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Tsunami: Taiki Maru No. 71

Tsunami: Taiki Maru No. 71

 

The fishing vessel Taiki Maru No. 71 was blown ashore during the tsunami at Kesennuma, Japan.   The vessel now rests high and dry on a wall in a canal.  Eight of the crew are known to have survived.   The eight crewmen returned to Indonesia on March 20, 2011.

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Tsunami: Suwa Maru No. 82

Tsunami: Suwa Maru No. 82

Kyotoku Maru No. 81
Suwa Maru No. 82, visible in the background behind the Kyotoku Maru No. 81, being swept ashore in Onahama, Japan

Suwa Maru No. 82

The fishing vessel Suwa Maru No. 82 was struck by the tsunami while in port at Onahama, Japan.  The Suwa Maru No. 82 was partially push atop the pier at a steep angle.   The bow of the Suwa Maru No. 82 is high and dry while the stern still in the water.

Information on the Suwa Maru No. 82:

Built: 1989

dwt: 582

Length: 49.9

Registration No: FS1-610

Call Sign: JFSS

IMO: 9015307

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