Hong Kong-registered Jintian cargo ship, which carried 22 crew on board, sank off south-western Japan on Jan. 25 amid fierce winter winds, leaving two dead and nine missing, The Straits Times reported. The 6,651-ton vessel carrying lumber was expected to reach the port of Incheon, South Korea on the same day.
Ships searching in wind-whipped waters between South Korea and Japan have picked up at least 14 of the 22 crew members from a cargo vessel that sank early Wednesday, killing at least two, officials said. South Korean officials said nine of those rescued remain unconscious, but they did not immediately…
Fourteen crew members were rescued today from a cargo ship that sank off south-western Japan during fierce winter winds, with planes and ships, including private vessels, searching for the remaining eight.
Ships searching in wind-whipped waters between South Korea and Japan have picked up at least 12 of the 22 crew members from a cargo ship that sank early Wednesday. Officials said only one of them remained conscious, but they did not immediately confirm any deaths. South Korean and Japanese coast…