Earlier there was news that 12 people have fainted due to the sinking of the ship. But now the information that has come to the fore has confirmed the death of eight people. Please tell that this ship had sunk in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Japan And South Korea at sea early Wednesday morning between cargo ship 8 people have died due to drowning. Of these, six Chinese citizens are being told. Earlier it was reported that there were 22 people aboard this ship. Out of this, 12 people were taken out in unconscious condition. Consul General Liu Guijun in the western Japanese city of Fukuoka informed the state broadcaster about this.
A total of 22 people were on board the 6552-ton ‘Jin Tian’ ship. Of these, 14 people were from China while 8 from Myanmar. Liu Guijun told that five crew members have been rescued. Four of them are Chinese nationals. The remaining 9 people are said to be missing. Please tell that this ship was registered in Hong Kong, which sank in the sea of South Korean island Jeju.
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The ship weighed 6551 tons
On Tuesday, Japanese Coast Guard spokesman Shinya Kitahara said that a call for help was received from the 6551-ton Jin Tian ship at around 11.15 pm on Tuesday night, after which it sank about three and a half hours later. Coast Guard officials on Jeju Island had said that the captain of the ship last contacted the Coast Guard at 2.41 am on Tuesday late night and told that the crew members were leaving the ship.