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CNN
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Five crew members have been rescued and efforts are underway to avoid wasting 17 others after a cargo ship capsized off Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture on Wednesday, the Japan Coast Guard informed CNN.
The coast guard mentioned it obtained a misery sign from the Hong Kong-flagged vessel Jin Tian late on Tuesday evening because it cruised 110 kilometers (68 miles) west of the Danjo Islands within the East China Sea.
The crew – 14 Chinese and eight Myanmar nationals – is believed to have been transferred to lifeboats earlier than tough seas impacted their rescue, the Japan Coast Guard mentioned.
The coast guard has dispatched two patrol boats to the scene, whereas three non-public vessels, together with a tanker, that have been cruising close by are concerned within the rescue operation, it added.
The coast guard mentioned the ship had been anticipated to succeed in the port of Incheon, South Korea, on Wednesday. It…
2023-01-24 22:55:06 Jin Tian cargo ship capsizes off coast of Japan with 22 aboard
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