The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has carried out administrative action against JR Kyushu Jet Ferry.
Following an inspection based on Article 25, Paragraph 1 of the Maritime Transportation Law, it was confirmed that despite the passenger ship ‘QUEEN BEETLE’ having experienced flooding on February 12th, JR Kyushu Jet Ferry failed to report to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism until May 30th and continued operations. This, among other violations of related laws and safety management regulations, led to the issuance of an order for the assurance of transportation safety under Article 19, Paragraph 2 of the Maritime Transportation Law.
Furthermore, an order for the dismissal of the safety management supervisor and the operations manager by October 31st was issued, in compliance with Paragraph 7 of Article 10-3 under the same law.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has stated that it will continue to strictly supervise and guide the implementation of recurrence prevention measures to ensure the safety of transportation.
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