Aircraft and vessels dispatched by the Japan Coast Guard and the Self-Defense Forces continued with rescue efforts following the 19-ton Kazu I losing contact after reporting it was taking on water around 1:15 p.m. Saturday. The 24 passengers aboard included two children. Nine of the 10 people were found in the water or on nearby rocks around 10 kilometers from where the boat issued its first rescue call. The authorities are continuing to search for the remaining 16 people and the boat. The boat left port in the town of Shari around 10 a.m. Saturday, and all were believed to be wearing life jackets. The vessel crewed by a 54-year-old captain and a 27-year-old deckhand told its operator, Shiretoko Yuransen, it was tilting 30 degrees around 2 p.m. before losing contact, according to the coast guard. The incident occurred while the Kazu I was in waters off Kashuni Falls, a popular scenic site near the tip of the Shiretoko Peninsula around 27 km northeast of the boat’s home port