Tokyo
CNN
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5 crew members have been rescued and efforts are underway to save lots of 17 others after a cargo ship capsized off Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture on Wednesday, the Japan Coast Guard advised CNN.
The coast guard mentioned it obtained a misery sign from the Hong Kong-flagged vessel Jin Tian late on Tuesday night time because it cruised 110 kilometers (68 miles) west of the Danjo Islands within the East China Sea.
The crew – 14 Chinese language 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 personal vessels, together with a tanker, that had 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 left Malaysia’s Port Klang in early December, in accordance with monitoring web site MarineTraffic.