Tōya Maru disaster

Summary

Tōya Maru disaster is a sinking^[1]. It draws 378 Wikipedia views per month (sinking category, ranking #7 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tōya Maru disaster is located in Hakodate^[3].
• Tōya Maru disaster is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Tōya Maru disaster's instance of is recorded as sinking^[5].
• Tōya Maru disaster's connecting line is recorded as Seikan Ferry^[6].
• Tōya Maru disaster is part of five major accidents of Japanese National Railways in postwar Japan^[7].
• Tōya Maru disaster's Commons category is recorded as Sinking of the Tōya maru (ship, 1947)^[8].
• Tōya Maru disaster occurred on September 26, 1954^[9].
• Tōya Maru disaster's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 41.1932, 'longitude': 140.152, 'precision': 0.0001}^[10].
• Tōya Maru disaster's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Hakodate Bay^[11].
• Tōya Maru disaster's has cause is recorded as Typhoon Marie^[12].
• Tōya Maru disaster resulted in {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1153'} deaths^[13].
• Tōya Maru disaster's vessel is recorded as Tōya Maru^[14].
• Tōya Maru disaster's victim is recorded as Eiji Tomiyoshi^[15].
• Tōya Maru disaster's victim is recorded as Tadao Kikukawa^[16].
• Tōya Maru disaster's victim is recorded as Miyoko Saho^[17].
• Tōya Maru disaster's victim is recorded as Dean Leeper^[18].
• Tōya Maru disaster's victim is recorded as Alfred Russell Stone^[19].

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When and Where

Tōya Maru disaster occurred on September 26, 1954^[9]. It is in the country of Japan^[4].

Context

Tōya Maru disaster is part of five major accidents of Japanese National Railways in postwar Japan^[7]. Its instance of is recorded as sinking^[5].

Outcome and Impact

Tōya Maru disaster resulted in {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1153'} deaths^[13].

Why It Matters

Tōya Maru disaster draws 378 Wikipedia views per month (sinking category, ranking #7 of 5).^[2]