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9 Divers Rescued After Being Swept Away in Northern Japan

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Nine divers were rescued after being swept away off Benten Island in the northern Japan city of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, on Saturday, the local coast guard said.

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At around 11:00 a.m. on the 4th, a diving company called 118 (the Japanese emergency number) reporting that "nine divers who were diving near Benten Island, close to Cape Soya in Wakkanai City, Hokkaido, have not returned by the scheduled time." The Wakkanai Coast Guard and other agencies conducted a search using patrol boats and helicopters, and the divers were found in the sea off the coast of Wakkanai City…

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産経ニュース broke the news in Japan on Saturday, April 4, 2026.
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