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Chemical tanker capsizes off Japan; 7 dead, 3 missing
Updated On: 21 March, 2024 07:53 AM IST | Tokyo | Agencies
The ship carrying 980 tonnes of acrylic acid was completely capsized when rescuers arrived at the scene
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A South Korean tanker capsized off an island in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, authorities said, killing seven people on board. One crew member survived, and the fate of three others was unknown.
The Japan Coast Guard said it received a distress call from the chemical tanker Keoyoung Sun, saying that it was tilting while seeking refuge from the weather near Japan’s Mutsure Island, about 1,000 km from Tokyo in southwestern Japan.
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