November 14, 2009 - Japan's coast guard has rescued all 28 people who were aboard a ferry that ran aground in the Pacific ocean.
Some of the passengers on board the 7,910-ton Ariake were winched onto a helicopter before the ship rolled onto its side. Others were saved by coastguard patrol ships after jumping into the sea. The ship, a commercial ferry carrying 3,300 tonnes of cargo, started tipping onto its side 20 kilometres off western Japan, leaking fuel and belching black smoke.
Some of the passengers on board the 7,910-ton Ariake were winched onto a helicopter before the ship rolled onto its side. Others were saved by coastguard patrol ships after jumping into the sea. The ship, a commercial ferry carrying 3,300 tonnes of cargo, started tipping onto its side 20 kilometres off western Japan, leaking fuel and belching black smoke.