京都府亀岡市の保津川下りの舟が転覆。乗っていた全員が水に投げ出されました。（3/28）
"Hozu River Descent" Capsizing Accident（見出し）
➣A boat carrying 25 tourists and four crew members tipped over during a cruise down the river in Kameoka City, throwing everyone into the water.
※descent ①下る事、〔山などの〕下り道②下落、転落 ③急襲、（警察等の）突然の手入れ④〔人の〕血統、出自
※転覆するはcapsizeが大半。➮overturn／tip over等も
観光客は全員救出されましたが、船頭一人が亡くなり、一人が行方不明となりました。（その後亡くなって発見）
➣All tourists were rescued but one rower has been confirmed dead and another is missing. after a sightseeing boat capsized in the Hozu River in the city of Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture.
※rower＝漕ぎ手 ➾boatman/boat operator
通常3名のところ4名の船頭が乗っており、皆ベテランでした。
➣Three boatmen usually operate the vessel, but four were on board at the time of the accident. They had 9-30 years of experience.
原因は、大高瀬という急流で、一人の船頭の空舵（空振り）して船の制御が出来なくなった事とみられます。
➣Police believe a mistake by the boatmen might have been the cause. A boatman operating the rudder at the rear of the vessel lost his balance near Otakase, a difficult spot along the route with rapids, causing the boat to veer off course. The vessel drifted out of control for a few hundred meters before hitting a rock and capsizing, throwing everyone on board into the river.
※rudder舵
※rapid 形容詞：早い、迅速な／名詞：通例複数形rapidsで急流、早瀬
➾rapid river, rapid stream 激流だとtorrent
※veer off（針路が）それる
※drift 漂流する
人数分の救命胴衣があり、常に着用指示を出していたと言います。
➣The boat is equipped with life jackets for the number of people aboard. Rowers always recommend that passengers don life jackets before the boat sets off.
※don（文語）身に着ける、着る、はく ➾wear, put on, dress in ⇔doff脱ぐ、取るtake off
保津川下りは、春は桜、秋は紅葉を楽しむことが出来る、年間30万人が利用する人気の観光スポットです。
➣The river boat cruise, on which participants can enjoy a scenic view of cherry blossoms in spring and vivid foliage in autumn, is among Kyoto’s popular tourist attractions and is enjoyed by some 300,000 tourists annually.
※foliage葉、枝葉、木の葉、群葉 ➾紅葉：autumnal leaf coloration
