Posted on 01/25/2023 1:44:04 PM PST by BenLurkin
Thirteen crew members were rescued on Wednesday from a cargo ship that sank off southwestern Japan during fierce winter winds, with planes and ships, including private vessels, searching for the remaining nine.
The vessel, the 6,651-tonne Hong Kong-registered “Jintian”, issued a distress call late on Tuesday, the Japan Coast Guard said.
Media reported a person on the ship said it was listing and taking on water, and later reports said the 22 crew members – all Chinese or Myanmar nationals – had transferred to lifeboats.
There was no immediate word on what caused the vessel, which was carrying lumber, to capsize. A Coast Guard spokesperson said winds were strong at the time the distress signal was received at around 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
The ship sank at 2:46 a.m., he added, quoting other vessels in the area.
The Coast Guard “is also seeking cooperation from the Self-Defense Forces, South Korean Coast Guard, and vessels sailing near the waters,” Matsuno said at a regular news conference.
He said the five crew members who were rescued were all Chinese but had no further information on their condition.
A Japan Coast Guard spokesperson told Reuters the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Korea Coast Guard rescued another eight members of the crew.
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Hope they find the rest alive and safe.
I wonder if they’d have made Kyushu Bay if they’d put fifteen more miles behind her.
Sure hope godzilla wasn’t involved.
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I saw what you did there.
2:46 am....I’d say that’s about as bad a time to sink as any.
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