Cargo ship carrying 22 crew sinks in waters between Korea and Japan: Coast guard
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Published: 25 Jan. 2023, 09:07 Updated: 25 Jan. 2023, 09:15

Cargo ship carrying 22 crew sinks in waters between Korea and Japan: Coast guard

The Jeju Coast Guard conducts a rescue operation drill off the coast of Jeju Island on Aug. 22, 2022. [NEWS1]

The Jeju Coast Guard conducts a rescue operation drill off the coast of Jeju Island on Aug. 22, 2022. [NEWS1]

 
A cargo ship from Hong Kong carrying 22 crew members sank in waters between Korea and Japan on Wednesday morning, according to the Korean Coast Guard.
 
The Jeju branch of the coast guard has rescued two people from the ship, the Jin Tian, as of 8:50 a.m. 
 
There were reportedly 14 Chinese and 8 Burmese nationals aboard the ship.


BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]
tags Korea Japan sea sinking cargo ship rescue survivors Coast Guard Jin Tian

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