Three commercial vessels floating by were able to rescue some of the castaways, according to the Japanese Coast Guard.
The port corps of Japan and that of South Korea continue the operation to locate 8 of the 22 members of the crew of the cargo ship, the Jintian, which capsized and sank at night off the southwestern part of the Japanese archipelago, in East China Sea.
“A total of 14 were rescuedsailors so far, a spokesman for the Japanese coast guard told AFP. “We still don’t know their situation and their nationalities,” he added.
A #HongKong registered cargo ship with 22 crew members sank in the sea between #SouthKorea and #Japan early Wednesday morning. 5 sailors have been rescued and #SouthKorean & #Japanese coast guards are still searching for the missing. Bad weather is hampering rescue efforts. pic.twitter.com/7xKWuawe0t
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However, 11 out of 14 “They are unconscious,” a spokesman for the South Korean port authority, which recovered six shipwrecks and took them to the port of Nagasaki (southwest Japan), told AFP.
The truck, with displacement 6,651 tons, registered in Hong Kong, with a crew of 22 members, 14 Chinese nationals and 8 Myanmar nationals, issued an SOS at 23:15 yesterday Tuesday (16:15 Greek time), according to the Japanese Coast Guard. It was located in an inaccessible area, about 100 kilometers west of the remote and uninhabited Danjo Islands.
Three commercial vessels sailing by were able to rescue some castawaysalways according to the Japanese Port Authority.
An aircraft of the Japanese Coast Guard and two of its ships are operating on the spot, while other ships from Japan and South Korea are moving to the area to participate in the operation, authorities in Tokyo and Seoul said.
Japanese government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno clarified that assistance was requested from every ship, naval or naval, of both Japan and South Korea, as well as all commercial ships that sailed within a relatively short distance.
His wreck Jintian it was recorded as Japan and wider east Asia is hit by an unusual cold wave. Temperatures during the day did not rise much above zero, hovering around 3° Celsius.
It still remains cause unknown of the wreck of the truck, which was transporting timber. However, according to the Japanese Coast Guard, strong winds were blowing in the area when the Jintian issued a distress signal.
Another ship ran aground amid strong winds in Okinawa on Tuesday. Its 19 crew members were rescued, media reported.
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