On the morning of the 13th, a Panama-registered cargo ship sailing in the Pacific Ocean south of Okinawa Prefecture contacted us asking for help, saying that "inundation may occur and sink."
According to the Japan Coast Guard, the 22 crew members were subsequently rescued by a nearby Taiwanese fishing vessel, and no one was injured.
According to the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, at around 4 am on the 13th, a cargo ship sailing in the Pacific Ocean about 750 km southeast of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture said, "Inundation occurred in the engine room. There is a risk of sinking." I was contacted to ask for.
The freighter was carrying 13,880 tonnes of timber from Papua New Guinea to China with a Panama flag and had a total of 22 crew members, 14 Chinese and 8 Bangladeshi.
According to the Maritime Security Headquarters, 22 crew members were all rescued by a Taiwanese fishing boat sailing nearby after 1:00 pm, and Taiwanese authorities reported that no one was injured.
Although the hull of the cargo ship is tilted, it does not appear to sink immediately and is drifting in the southwest direction, so the Japan Coast Guard patrol boat will confirm the situation.