8 Dead After Chinese Cargo Ship Sinks Off Japan

China Cargo Vessel Sinks In Japan

On Thursday, January 26, Chinese authorities declared eight crew members, including Chinese nationals, dead from the Jin Tian cargo vessel that went down in Japan on Tuesday. 

The South Korean and the Japanese Coast Guard worked in tandem to rescue the cargo ship’s crew, but they couldn’t save everyone. They searched for the crew on aircraft and different vessels but could save only 5. 

Earlier on Tuesday, a distress signal was sent from the ship 110 km west of Danjo Islands. Danjo is an...

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