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Shiun Maru disaster
The Siun Maru disaster 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 Uko Maru, 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.
The sinking of the Siun Maru is credited as having encouraged the Japanese government to go ahead with the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge project, the longest suspension bridge in the world.
Daily YomiuriRikio Yoshida is an experienced fisherman, but his "buddy" Maru who goes out on the brine with him almost every day is a real sea dog--in fact, he is a Labrador retriever. When The Yomiuri Shimbun visited Tomari Fishing Port in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, in late April, Maru, a 7-year-old male,...
Daily YomiuriThe Museum of MaritimeScience in Tokyo has published a brochure about Japan's two major training ships--the first versions of the Nippon Maru and the Kaio Maru--built early in the Showa era (1926-1989) and praised as the "Swan on the Pacific Ocean" and the "Lady of the Sea," respectively. The 44-page color brochure provides a detailed account of the two vessels, including...
The ExaminerCedar Rapids, IA 6-12-10 Maru's day began early Saturday morning with a last minute invitation to play in Green Square Park for "Run The Flood." The rain fell through most of their first every public acoustic set. Maru covered Jeffreson Airplane's White Rabbit, as well as Sweet Child of Mine, by Guns and Roses. The crowd,consisting mainly of runners from...
San Fransisco ChronicleThe San Francisco waterfront is hosting a rare visitor through this weekend - the Japanese sail training ship Kaiwo Maru, a big, handsome vessel with four masts and a crew of cadets. The Kaiwo Maru, which sails for Hawaii on Sunday, is here to commemorate the voyage of the Kanrin Maru, which arrived in San Francisco 150 years ago this spring. It was the first Japanese ship to...
The Miami HeraldIt's Monday morning, and Maritza Gutierrez has spent the weekend working on jingles. That's not unusual for the Coral Gables resident, a longtime marketing professional. But unlike most of her career -- which includes campaigns for everything from Comcast to recently elected Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado -- these lines are about, well, child's play: ``I'm your new friend,...
Newstrack IndiaJaipur, Dec 9 (ANI): A mass camel rally toting the banner of Maru Pradesh (Desert Land) Development Front reached here on Tuesday. Activists of the Maru Pradesh Development Front had started the camel rally from Bikaner to demand a separate state. Citing regional imbalances as the cause...
The ExaminerDragon Roll at Maru in Okemos. Daniel J. Hogan http://danieljhogan.com/home If you like this ... Find a fast, spicy lunch at Bangkok House Find killer cappuccino at Restaurant Mediteran View all »...
PR NewswireMIAMI, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Maru, the toy industry's hottest new doll, is set to be showcased in the 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Gifts Lounge November 11th-13th at the Toyota Center in Houston. Her presence will...
Papua New Guinea PostBy OSEAH PHILEMON THE National Superannuation Fund Limited (Nasfund) now owns 61.44 per cent of one of PNG's largest group of companies, Mainland Holdings Limited with aninvestment of almost K100m. This makes it the majority shareholder of the company which produces among other products the popular Tablebirds chicken and eggs, crocodile skins, coffee and the Three Roses flour...
BreitbartTOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The following is a chronology of events related to the obstruction of Japanesewhaling activities in the AntarcticOcean by the Sea Shepherd ConservationSociety. Feb. 2007 - Sea Shepherd members hurl bottles containing butyric acid at the Nisshin Maru, the mother ship of the Japanese whaling fleet, injuring...
