Cargo ship sinking 1 crew member unknown unknown 7 people continue searching Offshore Kawasaki City October 13 12:43
Late on the night of the 12th, a Panama-registered cargo ship anchored off the coast of Kawasaki City with the approach of a typhoon sank, confirming the death of one discovered Chinese crew. Japan Coast Guard has so far rescued four people and continues to search for the remaining seven crew members whose whereabouts are unknown.
According to the 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, at around 11:30 on the evening of 12th, the crew of a ship that was anchored nearby, saying "A person is floating in the sea", about 3km offshore in Higashi-Ogishima, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki City There was a report from.
A patrol boat, etc. came out and investigated, and a 12-seater Panama-registered cargo ship, “JIADE (1925 tons),” anchored near the site as Typhoon 19 approached, was sinking to the seabed. I found.
The coast guard rescued four crew men drifting in the nearby waters, but at around 7am on the 13th, a 49-year-old male crew member of Chinese nationality was found at sea, after which death was confirmed. about it.
The signal indicating the location information of the cargo ship disappeared at 9:30 pm last night, and the rescued crew said that water had entered the ship.
The Coast Guard Headquarters searches for the whereabouts of the remaining seven people by sending out 12 patrol boats and is working to prevent the spread of oil leaking from the sunken ship.