Three people have been found dead after a Russian ship collided with a crab fishing boat near Hokkaido on Wednesday. The incident had capsized the 9.7-ton Japanese crab fishing boat as 3 of the crew members of the boat died.
The fishing boat Hokko Maru No. 8 was busy catching hairy crabs with its 5 crew members when the 662-ton Russian ship collided with it at 6 am. The other 2 crew members have been rescued. One of them has suffered injuries.
The 3 crew members who have lost lives in the...