Tokyo, Moscow reach agreement on handover of Kazu I victims

The Kazu I sightseeing boat is raised from the sea by a salvage vessel in May. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Japan and Russia have reached an agreement on the handover of three bodies found following the sinking of a boat in waters off Hokkaido in April, it was learned Saturday.

The three bodies are believed to be those of victims who were aboard the Kazu I sightseeing boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido in April.