10 Indian crew missing after cargo ship sinks south of Okinawa

Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-13 16:16:23|Editor: liuxin
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TOKYO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region sank early Friday some 600 km south of Ishigaki island of Okinawa prefecture, southwestern Japan, the Chinese Consulate-General in Fukuoka confirmed.

Sixteen of the 26 Indian crew aboard the ship had been rescued, while 10 others were still missing, said the consulate-general, quoting information from the Japanese side.

Japan's 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters based in Naha, Okinawa, said earlier that it received an emergency call from the 33,205-ton Emerald Star around 2 a.m. local time (1700 GMT Thursday) Friday.

The Japan Coast Guard said it had dispatched patrol boats and aircraft to rescue the missing crew, but the operations were hampered by a typhoon.

Earlier media reports said that 15 of the 26 Indian crew aboard the ship were rescued by ships nearby, and 11 were missing.

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