China News Agency, Tokyo, January 25th. The Hong Kong-registered freighter Jintian carrying 22 crew members sank in the waters near Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan in the early morning of the 25th.
According to the official website of the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka, as of noon on the 25th, 13 crew members have been rescued, of which 5 are conscious; the whereabouts of the other 9 crew members are still unknown.
According to the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka, on January 25, after learning that the Hong Kong-registered freighter Jintian had sunk in the waters near Nagasaki Prefecture in the early morning of the same day, Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou entrusted Consul General in Fukuoka Lu Guijun to contact the Japanese Coast Guard. The person in charge of the Seventh District had a phone conversation with the person in charge of the Nagasaki Maritime Security Department.
Lu Guijun said that the Chinese side is highly concerned about this maritime accident, and Ambassador Kong Xuanyou is very concerned about the safety of the crew. He hopes that the Japanese side will continue to do its best and use all means to search and rescue the crew members and rescue the rescued crew members.
The Japanese side stated that all 22 crew members fell into the water after the ship sank. As of noon on the 25th, 13 crew members have been rescued, of which 5 are conscious, 8 are in cardiopulmonary arrest, and 9 are still missing. They are doing their best to search and rescue.
Lu Guijun once again asked the Japanese side to make every effort to search and rescue and rescue, and said that it would send a working team to Nagasaki to carry out the work in accordance with the instructions of Ambassador Kong Xuanyou, and hoped that the Japanese side would provide assistance.
It is reported that one of the crew members in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest has been confirmed dead, and he is a Myanmar national.
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