Cargo Ship Collides Off Japan Coast! 13 Missing!

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  • Cargo ship crew went missing after it collided with a fishing boat in waters off northern Japan.
  • Tomoyuki Hanzawa, the 1,989-tonne Belize-flagged cargo ship Guoxing 1 was carrying some 3,000 tonnes of iron scrap.
  • After the hit the cargo ship rapidly took in water.

Crew members of a cargo ship went missing after it collided with a fishing boat in waters off northern Japan, a coast guard official said Sunday, reports The Straits Times.

What happened?

According to Japan Coast Guard spokesman Tomoyuki Hanzawa, the 1,989-tonne Belize-flagged cargo ship Guoxing 1 was carrying some 3,000 tonnes of iron scrap and rapidly took in water after the hit.

Cause of collision 

He added saying that the collision between the Guoxing 1 and a 138-tonne Japanese fishing boat happened around 10 pm (1300) GMT Saturday and the cause is unknown.

Crew info

Hanzawa said, the Guoxing 1 had a crew of 14 Chinese and Vietnamese nationals, of which 13 are still missing. The coast guard is in search of them.

One Vietnamese crew member was rescued by a nearby ship, while the 15 Japanese crew members of the fishing boat are safe.

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Source: The Straits Times