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Japanese freighter capsized after collision, all crew missing

Japanese freighter capsized after collision, all crew missing UPDATE VIDEO
Aug 24, 2023 https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2023/42801/japanese-freighter-cap...

UPDATE 0030 UTC Aug 25: IZUMI MARU collided with container ship CONTSHIP UNO. Container ship is en route from Osaka to Keelung Taiwan, she’s moving dead ahead or drifting since collision time, probably taking part in SAR. Of Japanese freighter 5 crew, 3 were rescued, 2 remain missing.

General cargo ship IZUMI MARU capsized after collision with unidentified cargo ship at around 2330 Tokyo time Aug 24 in Kii Strait, eastern Honshu, Japan. All 5 crew are missing, Coast Guard launched SAR with boats, vessels and helicopter. It is known, that an unidentified cargo ship was sailing to Taiwan.