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Death toll rose to eight, nine still missing

The death toll after the sinking of the 'Jin Tian' climbed to eight on Jan 25, including six Chinese sailors, the Chinese consul general announced in the Japanese city of Fukuoka on Jan 26. Several Japanese Coast Guard and military ships and planes, as well as the South Korean Coast Guard and private vessels, took part in the SAR operation which resulted in the recovery of 13 of the 22 crew members. Among these 13 people eight deaths have been confirmed. Five of them - including four Chinese crew members - were not in mortal danger. Nine people were still missing. The ship had got in distress en route from Port Klang to Incheon, after the lumber cargo had shifted during a storm. The first distress call was received on Jan 24 at around 11.15 p.m. On Jan 25 at 2.40 a.m. the captain reported that the crew was abandoning the vessel and getting into the lifeboats 100 miles southwest of Nagasaki and 90 miles south of Jeju Island. Wind spreeds in the SAR zone were ranging between 35 and 45 miles per hour with a swell between 9 and 13 feet. Later in the day, the gale warning was dropped for the area. Report with photo: https://www.ouest-france.fr/monde/japon/naufrage-pres-du-japon-le-bilan-grimpe-a-huit-morts-dont-six-marins-chinois-fe4b9dd4-9d43-11ed-8527-233d34cc2458

Two dead, nine crew members missing after ship sank in storm

On Jan 25, 2023, at 2.46 a.m. LT the 'Jin Tian' sank in heavy weather in the East China Sea between Japan and South Korea. The ship's captain contacted the Japanese Coastguard via a satellite phone, and told them that the crew was on their way in the life rafts. Shortly thereafter, the authorities lost contact with the vessel. In the morning of Jan 25, ships and aircraft were searching for traces of nine crew members who were still missing. Two were recovered dead. 14 of the 22 crew members had managed to get into life rafts before the ship sank, and 11 have been found. six of those found were unconscious, and their state of health was uncertain. The temperature was only slightly above freezing. The crew consisted of 14 Chinese sailors and eight from Myanmar. The nationalities of the missing crew members have not been disclosed. Two people died and nine were missing after a cargo ship sank off southwestern Japan early on Wednesday amid fierce winter winds, the coast guard said, as it continued to search for survivors. Five castawaays had revived as of 8:30 p.m. LT. The Japanese Coastguard sought assistance from patrol ships and aircraft in the vicinity west of Nagasaki and cooperation from the Self-Defence Forces, South Korean Coast Guard, and vessels sailing near the waters. Report with photo: https://www.laprensalatina.com/japan-rescues-13-of-22-crew-members-of-shipwrecked-freighter/