The ferry Ferry Fukuoka II with some 600 passengers onboard had a collision with a buoy that marks shallows, southwest of Akashi, Honshu, Inner Japan sea, on March 18, while it was heading to Shimoji from Osaka.
According to information, the ferry collided with the buoy while it was trying to prevent collision with passing ship.
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After the incident, Ferry Fukuoka II was brought to anchor near the site where the accident happened, where it still stands.
Sources report that the propeller is probably entangled in a buoy’s chain, which may have cause damage, and it has to be monitored by divers.
