80 injured after jetfoil apparently hits marine animal in Sea of Japan

Eighty people were injured Saturday after a jetfoil ferry apparently hit a marine animal off Sado Island in the Sea of Japan, according to the Japan Coast Guard and the ship operator.The collision at around 12:15 p.m. did not prevent the ferry from reaching its destination on the island. But 13 sustained serious injuries, such as broken bones, and a 15-centimeter crack was found at the stern.[The Niigata Coast Guard Office][The Niigata Coast Guard Office]The vessel, carrying 121 passengers and four crew members, had left Niigata Port on Japan's main island at 11:30 a.m. It arrived at Ryotsu…READ FULL ARTICLE