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Two people, including a 17-year-old student, died when a boat carrying mostly students capsized near Henoko, Okinawa.
Two people, including a 17-year-old high school student and the captain of one boat, died when two vessels carrying 21 people—mostly students on a peace education trip—capsized off Henoko, Okinawa, on March 16, 2026.
The incident occurred about a kilometer east of the contested base relocation site during a high-wave advisory, though water conditions were not reported as extremely rough.
All aboard were rescued by the Japan Coast Guard, with two others hospitalized.
The cause remains under investigation.
The Henoko project, part of a long-standing U.S.-Japan agreement to relocate Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, has faced decades of local opposition over safety, environmental, and noise concerns.
The students were not protesting at the time.
Dos personas, incluido un estudiante de 17 años, murieron cuando un barco que transportaba principalmente estudiantes se volcó cerca de Henoko, Okinawa.