Marine amphibious vehicle sinks off Okinawan coast, raising fears for coral

Crewmembers evacuate safely; incident under investigation

Sakae Toyama of the Anti-Heliport Council, one of the groups protesting a planned military airport off the shore of Henoko, said some of the group’s members went to the site to see the submerged vehicle.
“There was a trace where the vehicle tried to change its course. The surface of the corals, about 215 square feet to 323 square feet was damaged,” he said. “The hole where the vehicle is sitting is one of the seven access holes through which dugongs come to the feeding grounds.

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