Missing: Cruise Ship and Bullet Train

From Japan via The Daily Mail:

A large number of tourists are thought to be among 400 passengers feared drowned after a high-speed bullet train and cruise ship went missing following the devastating Japanese earthquake earlier today.The massive earthquake – 8,000 times stronger than the one that hist New Zealand last month – sent a catastrophic 33 foot tsunami hurtling across the Pacific Ocean.

Thousands of people were forced to flee for their lives as the massive wave bore down on them, sweeping away everything in its path.

This afternoon, the Japanese declared a state of emergency at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima after the 8.9 quake caused the cooling system to fail.

Meanwhile, a ship carrying 100 people was swept away by the tsunami and bullet train carrying hundreds of passengers in the Miyagi region was missing. Their fate is unknown.

The Japanese high speed rail system, which so many people count on for their daily travels, is in a mess right now as they check tunnels, bridges and track.

I can't help but wonder if when the earthquake hit the train automatically shut down, and then was a sitting duck for the tsunami that followed shortly after.

UPDATE: Now reporting FOUR trains are missing.