Eight dead! South Korean ship capsizes in Japan with one Chinese on board
Eight dead! South Korean ship capsizes in Japan with one Chinese on board
According to Japan's Kyodo News agency reported that on March 20, local time, a South Korean chemical tanker capsized off the coast of Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.china shipping agent door to door service
Japan's coast guard said eight of the 11 people aboard the South Korean-owned chemical carrier were killed.china shipping agent door to door service
At around 7 a.m. local time on March 20, the chemical tanker KEOYOUNG SUN, flying the flag of South Korea, requested rescue near the Rolien Island of Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, saying that the ship was leaning 40 degrees to the left.FCL container
Subsequently, the coast guard department sent four patrol boats and two helicopters to the location of the ship to confirm the situation, and found that the ship had capsized when they arrived at the scene.FCL container
It is understood that among the 11 crew members of the KEOYOUNG SUN, one is Chinese, two are Korean and eight are Indonesian. Four of them were rescued that morning and taken to hospital. Five others were rescued the same afternoon.china shipping agent door to door service
However, among the nine rescued, only the Indonesian crew member who was rescued first survived without life-threatening injuries, and the other eight were confirmed dead. Door coast guard department relevant personnel said that the rescued nine crew members were wearing life jackets.FCL container
At about 8:20 a.m. local time on March 21, the coast guard department of Menji found a crew member inside the ship, and the crew member is still receiving treatment in hospital, and the specific condition is not clear. Authorities are continuing to search for the last missing crew member.china shipping agent door to door service
The "KEOYOUNG SUN" is a 1,168 DWT chemical tanker built by Sasaki Shipbuilding in Japan, delivered in 1996 and currently operated by South Korean Shipping company Keo Young Shipping. The ship is 68.82 meters long, 10.60 meters wide, with a draft of 3.89 meters and a gross tonnage of 870 tons.FCL conatiner
According to Japanese media reports, the day of the incident in the waters of bad weather, the Japanese meteorological department issued a storm warning and large waves warning, the incident when the ship was at anchor.
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