The coast guard overturned its earlier claims that eight people had been saved when a South Korean-flagged tanker capsized off Japan on Wednesday ( Mar 20 ), killing eight people, according to the coast guard.
” They were confirmed dead at a hospital”, a official told AFP. One additional people was uninjured, and two others were still missing.
The chemicals ship had 11 people on board including two South Koreans, eight Citizens and one Taiwanese, the seacoast watch said.
The beach protect claimed that the ship was carrying 980 tons of plastic acid, but no information was available as to whether that substance had leaked into the ocean.
A coast guard ship slammed through big waves and a plane flew overhead as a result of footage from Chinese broadcaster NHK, which showed a life raft and the ship’s rejected red hull.
The team requested assistance close to the area of Mutsure off Japan’s southwest coast and early on Wednesday that the warship was leaning, according to NHK.
The Japan Coast Guard received the rescue call soon after 7am ( 2200 GMT Tuesday ) saying that the ship was “tilting, please help us”, the spokesman said.
NHK named the vehicle as the Keoyoung Sun, which expert site vesselfinder.com said is a substance and oil products ship built in 1996, measuring 69m in size.
The boat’s controller declined to comment.
On Wednesday, Japan was sweltering under strong winds, with great waves and significant snowfall forecast for the next few days, particularly along mountainous areas.
Winds of up to 126kmh were expected in some places, NHK reported.
Earlier this month, a North Korean fishing boat carrying nine team, including seven Indonesians, capsized off the country’s southern beach, leaving six missing.
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According to his office, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol directed the authorities to “do their best to save life by mobilizing all applicable personnel and equipment, including military and hunting boats.”
The ship that capsized had set ship from the country’s southern area of Jeju on Thursday night, and was engaged in hunting, Yonhap said.
The news agency said police boats, military vessels, and airplane have been deployed for the continuous search efforts.