{"id":167410,"date":"2024-12-04T11:13:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T02:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=167410&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-12-04T11:13:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T02:13:52","slug":"queen-beetle-ferry-suspension-extended-again","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/queen-beetle-ferry-suspension-extended-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Beetle Ferry Suspension Extended Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu Jet Ferry announced that the suspension of its Queen Beetle high-speed ferry, connecting Fukuoka and Busan, will be extended through January 2025. Operations were initially halted in August 2024 after the revelation that the company concealed bow flooding while continuing service for over three months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism issued administrative orders in September, requiring safety measures. In November, JR Kyushu dismissed three executives of its ferry subsidiary over the incident. The company has apologized for the significant inconvenience and concern caused to passengers and stakeholders, but the timeline for resuming service remains uncertain. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrbeetle.com\/news\/1879\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu Jet Ferry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-167401\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_queen-beetle-dec_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Queen Beetle Ferry Suspension Extended Again\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_queen-beetle-dec_2024_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_queen-beetle-dec_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_queen-beetle-dec_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_queen-beetle-dec_2024_WEB.jpeg?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 Jet Ferry announced that the suspension of its Queen Beetle high-speed ferry, connecting Fukuoka and Busan, will be extended through&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":167404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-167410","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\/167410","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=167410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}