“Late in the evening of May 27, a Japanese cargo ship and an overseas-registered tanker collided in the Inland Sea off the coast of Ehime Prefecture,” NHK reported.
As a result of the collision, the Japanese ship capsized.
As specified, of the 12 crew members, 9 were rescued, three are reported missing.
Tanker ULSAN PIONEER was not seriously damaged.
On board there were 13 sailors - citizens of South Korea and Myanmar.
None of them were hurt.
Earlier, a vessel from the Fishing Association of the city of Monbetsu in northern Japan collided with the Russian vessel Amur off the coast of Hokkaido, killing three people