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Thirteen crew rescued after ship capsizes off Japan, search on for 9 missing

South Korean and Japanese coast guards on Wednesday continued to search for 9 crew members still missing, after rescuing 13 crew from a cargo ship that sank off southwestern Japan during fierce winter winds. 

Planes and ships, including private vessels, were assisting in the search of an area lying some 110 km (68 miles) west of the Danjo islands.

Still photographs provided by South Korea's Coast Guard showed its vessels approaching inflatable rescue rafts floating on the waters.

According to the Japan Coast Guard, a distress call came from the vessel "Jintian" - a 6,651-tonne Hong Kong-registered vessel - late on Tuesday night.

Media reported a person on the ship said it was listing and taking on water, and later reports said the 22 crew members- all Chinese or Myanmar nationals - had transferred to lifeboats.

The area where the ship sank is between Nagasaki and South Korea's Jeju island, where hundreds of flights were cancelled on Tuesday because of harsh weather conditions. 

(Source: Reuters) 
 


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