Five Vietnamese sailors missing after vessel sinks off Japan
(VOVWORLD) - Five Vietnamese sailors were reported missing after a cargo vessel sank off the coast of Aomori prefecture in Japan on Friday, according to a Vietnamese official.
Vessel Guo Xing 1 sinks on February 29, 2020, in waters 12km to the east of Tomari Port in Aomori, Japan. (Photo: vessels4sale.blogspot.com)
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Vessel Guo Xing 1, bearing the flag of Belize, sank after colliding with a Japanese fishing boat in waters 12km east of Tomari Port in Aomori, said First Secretary of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan Nguyen An Tien. On board the cargo vessel were 14 crew members, including six Vietnamese, seven Chinese and a Filipino.
Only one sailor, a 34-year-old Vietnamese national named Nguyen Van Hai from Hai Phong, was saved by another boat nearby.
The Japan Coast Guard has sent patrol ships to the site to search for the missing crew members.