Japan Transport Safety Board informed that it launched 922 investigations in 2017. The majority of these cases included collisions, while 1,199 vessels were involved in the accidents, most of which were fishing vessels and pleasure boats.
Of the 922 investigations launched in 2017, the type of accidents and incidents included:
- 216 cases of collision;
- 182 cases of grounding;
- 138 cases of fatality/injury (not involved in other types of accidents);
- 104 cases of contact.
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