Japanese fishermen net bag with nearly $150,000
TOKYO - October 29, 2011
Ofunato city official Kou Ueno said Saturday that a trawling
fishing boat pulled the bag with more than 1,000 notes worth
10,000-yen ($130) from the bottom of the sea on Oct. 8 off the
coast of the city in Iwate Prefecture (state).
Ueno said the money was likely swept away from its still-unknown
owner by the March 11 tsunami.
Safes and envelopes filled with cash have been turning up in
droves since the 9.0 magnitude earthquake devastated this nation's
coastal area, setting off a giant tsunami that left about 20,000
people dead or missing.
