{"id":163388,"date":"2024-06-04T13:22:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T04:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=163388&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-06-04T13:22:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T04:22:12","slug":"jr-kyushu-suspends-high-speed-ferry-service-due-to-structural-damage","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/jr-kyushu-suspends-high-speed-ferry-service-due-to-structural-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Kyushu Suspends High-Speed Ferry Service Due to Structural Damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu announced the suspension of its high-speed ferry \u201cQueen Beetle\u201d connecting Hakata Port and Busan until June 28 due to a crack in the hull. Discovered during an inspection on May 30, the damage necessitates urgent repairs. The resumption of service post-June 28 remains uncertain. The ferry, which operates daily, was returning to Hakata for inspection after an alert was triggered near Busan. <\/span><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrbeetle.com\/news\/1789\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Queen Beetle<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_queen-beetle_2021_WEB-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"JR Kyushu Suspends High-Speed Ferry Service Due to Structural Damage\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_queen-beetle_2021_WEB-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_queen-beetle_2021_WEB-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_queen-beetle_2021_WEB-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_queen-beetle_2021_WEB-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JR Kyushu announced the suspension of its high-speed ferry \u201cQueen Beetle\u201d connecting Hakata Port and Busan until June 28 due to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":145081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-163388","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/163388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}