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At least nine crew members dead
At least nine people were killed when the 'Keoyound Sun' sank, South Korea's foreign ministry said on March 21. Two South Korean nationals were among the dead. The Japanese coastguard has rescued an Indonesian crew member, and that another member of the crew of 11 was still missing.
Capsize claimed eight victims now
Coast Guard officials said the 'Heoyoung Sun' was carrying 980 tons of acrylic acid, when it capsized off southwestern Japan’s Honshu main island, about 620 miles from Tokyo, but no leaks have yet been reported. However, officials were studying what environmental protection measures may be needed in case there was a leak. Meanwhile eight people became victims of the accident, as one rescued man died in hospital. Another person, an Indonesian crew member, was in non-life-threatening condition, while two others remained missing with the SAR operation ongoing. The tanker finally wnet down ni the run of the day. Report, video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0KhtvnoSFg https://std.stheadline.com/realtime/article/1988052/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82-%E5%9C%8B%E9%9A%9B-%E5%8D%97%E9%9F%93%E8%BC%89%E5%8C%96%E5%AD%B8%E5%93%81%E8%B2%A8%E8%88%B9%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E5%9F%9F%E7%BF%BB%E8%A6%86-%E5%A2%9E%E8%87%B38%E4%BA%BA%E9%81%87%E9%9B%A3
Tanker capsized in storm, two rescued, seven dead, two crew members missing
On March 20, 2024, the 'Keoyoung Sun' en route from Himeji to Ulsan with 11 crew members - eight Indonesians, two South Koreans, one of whom the captain, and one Chinese -, and a cargo of 980 metric tons of acrylic acid on board, has capsized nine kilometers north-northwest off Mutsurejima Island in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. On March 20 at 12.06 a.m. the chemical tanker applied to the Moji Coast Guard for emergency anchoring to wait until the weather improved and moored off the coast of Mutsurejima at around 2:05 a.m. The issued a distress call to the Coast Guard and requested assistance at 7.05 a.m. LT (March 19, 10 p.m. GMT), reporting that the vessel was tilting over. The Moji Coast Guard dispatched patrol boats and two helicopters to the scene, and confirmed that the chemical tanker had capsized. By 5 p.m. nine crew members have been recovered, all wearing live jackets. Seven of them were dead, one was rescued with non-life-threatening injuries, and one whose condition was unknown. The Coast Guard is searching for the remaining two.the search for the others was going on. A local weather observatory was issuing warnings for strong wind with speeds of 54 km/h and high waves as of 7 a.m. The ship had dropped anchor off Mutsure island because of the stormy weather before it turned over. The wreck was found drifting bottom up in the sea with a raft nearby. Reports with photos and video: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/20/japan/south-korean-tanker-capsizes/ https://qz.com/south-korean-tanker-capsizes-off-southwestern-japan-9-1851350987 https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20240320-OYT1T50047/ https://ctinews.com/news/items/4OaZ2r2oa6 https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASS3N0SP7S3NTIPE001M.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdvEThEJohw
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