15 Indians rescued from typhoon churned Cargo off Japan coast

NewsBharati 14-Oct-2017

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New Delhi, October 14: A typhoon tossed a cargo ship, Emerald Star in the Pacific off the Philippines left 26 crew members missing. 15 among the missed crew members were rescued on the same day but the search for rest 11 is still on.

"Fifteen Indians rescued, search on for missing 11 following sinking of a ship off Okinawa. Our Missions in Japan, Philippines & China on the job," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Ravish Kumar tweeted.

Previously Japan Coastguard had dispatched patrol boats and aircraft to rescue the missing crew but due to bad weather and typhoon, the operation became difficult. Japan's 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters received an emergency call from the 33,205-tonne Emerald Star around 2 a.m. local time (1700 GMT Thursday) on Friday.

"At least 10 Indian crew members were missing after their cargo ship sank on Friday some 600 km south of Ishigaki island of Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan," the Chinese Consulate-General said on Friday.

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