It was sitting on the seabed at a depth of about 115 meters (377 feet). The hull of the boat with its name on it was found near Kashuni Falls, where the boat made the distress call. The boat carried two crew members and 24 passengers, including two children. The operation was delayed Monday due to bad weather. Separately, the coast guard planned to use a remote-controlled submersible camera to look inside the sunken boat in hopes of locating bodies possibly trapped inside. NHK public television showed uniformed coast guard officials entering the tour boat operator's office and the house of the boat’s captain and said the company president's house was also searched. Japan's coast guard said investigators raided locations related to the tour boat operator.
