TOKYO (AP) – A Japanese chemical tanker ship crashed into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan, the coast guard said on Saturday.
No one was injured among the six Japanese crew aboard Ryoshinmaru, the tanker, and 14 Chinese crew aboard the Belize-registered cargo ship, Xin Hai 99.
The crash early on Saturday was under investigation and both ships were anchored in the area, about 3.5 kilometres off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture, according to a Kushimoto Coast Guard official.
More details on Sunday’s Borneo Bulletin
