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The '''Siunmaru ferry''' sank in the [[Seto Inland Sea]] after colliding with another [[JNR]] [[ferry]] in thick [[fog]] due to lack of [[radar]] in May [[1955]]. Many schoolchildren were among the 160 people killed. This encouraged the Japanese government to go ahead with the [[Honshu-Shikoku bridge]] project, the longest [[suspension bridge]] in the world. |
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{{Short description|1955 maritime incident in Japan}} |
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| title = Shiun Maru disaster |
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| caption = The ''Ukō Maru'' |
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| date = {{start date|1955|05|11}} |
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| location = Japan |
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| coordinates = {{coord|34|22|36.01|N|134|0|57.83|E}} |
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| type = Ship collision |
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| cause = Thick fog and lack of radar |
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The {{nihongo|'''''Shiun Maru''''' '''disaster'''|紫雲丸事故|Shiun Maru jiko}} was a [[ship collision]] in Japan on 11 May 1955, during a school field trip, killing 168 people. |
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The Shiun Maru ferry sank in the [[Seto Inland Sea]] after colliding with another [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) [[ferry]], the ''Ukō Maru ({{lang|ja|第三宇高丸}})'', in thick [[fog]]. |
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A lack of radar onboard contributed to the accident. The victims included 100 students from elementary and junior high schools in Shimane, Hiroshima, Ehime and Kochi prefectures who were on school trips.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japanaddicted.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1456|title=Dead ferry tragedy victims get graduation certificates after 50 yrs|accessdate=18 December 2009}}</ref> |
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The sinking of the ''Shiun Maru'' motivated the Japanese government to plan the [[Great Seto Bridge]] project, the longest two-tiered bridge system in the world. |
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The 1955 accident was the fifth such accident of the boat and the second accident with fatalities. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Akashi Kaikyō Bridge]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.mlit.go.jp/maia/12english/List%20of%20the%20History.html List of Major Marine Accidents in the World and Japan] |
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* [http://www.japaneserailwaysociety.com/jrs/members/pearce/ships/ships2.htm Japanese Railway Ships] |
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{{1955 shipwrecks}} |
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[[Category:Ships sunk in collisions]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:22, 3 August 2024
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 The Ukō Maru | |
| Native name | 紫雲丸事故 |
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| Date | May 11, 1955 |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°22′36.01″N 134°0′57.83″E / 34.3766694°N 134.0160639°E |
| Type | Ship collision |
| Cause | Thick fog and lack of radar |
| Deaths | 168 |
The Shiun Maru disaster (紫雲丸事故, Shiun Maru jiko) was a ship collision in Japan on 11 May 1955, during a school field trip, killing 168 people.
The Shiun Maru ferry sank in the Seto Inland Sea after colliding with another Japanese National Railways (JNR) ferry, the Ukō Maru (第三宇高丸), in thick fog. A lack of radar onboard contributed to the accident. The victims included 100 students from elementary and junior high schools in Shimane, Hiroshima, Ehime and Kochi prefectures who were on school trips.[1] The sinking of the Shiun Maru motivated the Japanese government to plan the Great Seto Bridge project, the longest two-tiered bridge system in the world.
The 1955 accident was the fifth such accident of the boat and the second accident with fatalities.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dead ferry tragedy victims get graduation certificates after 50 yrs". Retrieved 18 December 2009.
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