On 24th August, two crew missing after two cargo vessels collided of the coast of Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.
After the accident, the Japan Coast Guard reportedly dispatched helicopters and patrol vessels to search for two individuals who had gone missing.
In particular, according to the JCG’s Fifth Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, the 499-ton Japanese cargo ship Izumi Maru capsized after the collision with a Liberian-registered cargo vessel in the Kii Channel.
As explained, five crew members in their 30s to 70s who were aboard the Izumi Maru went missing after the collision before three of them were rescued by the Liberian-registered vessel.
There are no reports of injuries to the crew of the Liberian-flagged ship.