A Chinese cargo ship collided with a Japanese fishing vessel, resulting to the former’s sinking. From the sunken vessel, one crew member was rescued, whereas 13 seafarers are still missing.
Specifically, the Chinese cargo vessel ‘Guo Xing 1’ sank off Japan’s northern coast on March 1. As local media reported, the cargo ship collided with the Japanese shipping vessel ‘Eight Tomaru’ about 12 kilometres east of the mooring fishing port of Rososura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Following the collision, one Vietnamese crewmember was saved by a ship that was sailing nearby, while the 13 remaining crew remain missing.
The crewmembers onboard the cargo ship are of Chinese, Vietnamese and Filipino nationality.
Concluding, it is reported that the 15 Japanese crew members of the fishing boat are safe.