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Kaisei Maru No.8

Kaisei Maru No.8

Kaisei Maru 8

The 56 meter long, 409 dwt fishing vessel Kaisei Maru No.v8  caught fire off Shikoku Island,  Kochi, Japan.  The Japan Coast Guard was notified that contact with the fishing vessel was lost.  Aircraft were dispatched and a rescue plane spotted the burning vessel off shore.  No sign of the 7 crew as the blaze had burned the vessel to the waters edge.  The cause of the fire was unknown. The Kaisei Maru No. 8 was reported to be en route to Wakayama.   The Coast Guard has launched further search and rescue for the missing crewmen.

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Cheng Tsai Li

Cheng Tsai Li

Cheng Tsai Li

The abandoned 26 ton fishing vessel Cheng Tsai Li was discovered by the Japanese Coast Guard off the Miyako Island. The fishing vessel was found partially burnt along with a significant list as the hull had suffered water ingress. The Coast Guard search the vessel and found no one on board.  Rescue boats from Japan and Taiwan started a search for survivors.  One crewman was later rescued from the sea by another fishing boat.  He was taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia and from injuries from shark bites. The other four crewmen are still reported as missing.  The cause of the incident was not clear, but the crewman stated the vessel had caught fire forcing the crew to abandoned ship.

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Jia Hui in collision near Toyko

Jia Hui in collision near Toyko

Photo: Japan Coast Guard
Photo: Japan Coast Guard

The 98 meter long, 5195 dwt freighter Jia Hui collided with the 1430 dwt freighter Eifuku Maru No. 18 off Izushima Island, Japan.   The Eifuku Maru No. 18 was carrying a cargo of steel from Nagoya, Japan to Ichikawa when it was struck by the bow of the Jia Hui which was en route to Busan, South Korea from Kawasaki.   The Eifuku Maru No. 18 capsized while the Jia Hui suffered only slight damage to its hull.   Five crewmen of Eifuku Maru No. 18 were trapped when the vessel capsized.  Their bodies were later recovered by divers. One other crewman was reported as missing.  The Japanese Coast Guard dispatched patrol boats and helicopters to the scene to search for the crewman.

EIFUKU MARU NO.18

The Eifuku Maru No. 18 was launched in 2011.

An attempt was made to take the overturn Eifuku Maru No. 18 under tow, but efforts had to be abandoned as the freighter sank.  No reports of injuries on the Jia Hui.  Authorities have dispatched three officials to determine the cause of the collision.

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