A 100-ton boat which landed on the roof of an inn after being swept inland 1,300ft during Japan's tsunami is to be left there as a memorial for the disaster, under plans being considered by the government.
The Hamayuri, a catamaran sightseeing boat, sits atop a two-storey inn at Otsuchi town Photo: AFP/GETTY
By Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo 1:05PM BST 02 May 2011
The Hamayuri, a 109-ton vessel used to conduct sightseeing cruises in Kamaishi Bay, Iwate prefecture, was swept to its current position after being caught in the Japanese tsunami.
Government officials are currently discussing the possibility of keeping the boat in place as an enduring symbol of the tsunami and its devastation in the region, according to local news reports.
Meanwhile, officials at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), operators of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, confirmed plans to build a wall to protect it from future tsunamis.
Stretching 33 feet above sea level, the new wall would be made of rocks contained in wire mesh designed to resist tsunami waves caused by an 8-magnitude earthquake.
There were further plans to triple the number of staff working at the stricken plant from 1,000 to 3,000, in a bid to reduce radiation level exposures to individual workers.
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