South Korean and Japanese coast guards were searching for 17 crewmembers of a cargo ship that sank early Wednesday while transporting lumber in waters between South Korea and Japan.
The coast guard of the southern South Korean island of Jeju said five crewmembers were rescued by nearby vessels after the 6,551-ton Jin Tian sank about 150 kilometres south of the island and inside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
Shinya Kitahara, spokesperson of Japan Coast Guard, said the ship sank nearly four hours after sending a distress call at around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday. According to Jeju island's coast guard officials, the ship's captain last communicated with the coast guard through a satellite phone at around 2:41 a.m., saying that crewmembers would abandon the ship.
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