Japan: "7 of 9 Rescued from Korean-Flagged Ship in Shimonoseki Capsizing Dead"

The Japan Coast Guard announced on the 20th that out of the 9 people rescued from a capsized South Korean-registered chemical product transport vessel off the coast of Shimonoseki City, 7 have died.

On the 20th, a Korean-registered transport ship capsized off the coast of Honshu, Japan. [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

According to local media including Kyodo News on the day, the Coast Guard conducted rescue operations around 7 a.m. near Mutsure Island off Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Honshu, for the South Korean transport vessel. At that time, the South Korean transport vessel sent a distress call stating that the "ship was tilting."

Subsequently, 9 out of the total 11 people on board were rescued and transported to the hospital, but 7 lost their lives. The remaining 2 who were not rescued are still missing as of the afternoon of the same day.

The Coast Guard is continuing search operations. The 11 people on board the accident vessel are of the following nationalities: 2 South Koreans, 8 Indonesians, and 1 Chinese. The status of rescue and death of the South Koreans has not yet been confirmed.

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