TOKYO: Eleven Indian crew members were missing on Friday after their cargo ship sank in the Pacific off the Philippines as a typhoon churned in the region, Japan´s coastguard said.
The 33,205-tonne Emerald Star with 26 Indian nationals on board sent a distress signal early Friday as the Hong Kong-registered vessel was sailing some 280 kilometres (174 miles) east of the northern tip of the Philippines, said a statement from the Japanese coastguard, which received the distress signal.
Three other vessels sailing near the area rescued 15 crew members but 11 others were still missing, a Japanese coastguard spokesman said, adding that the cargo ship has sunk.
"We have dispatched two patrol boats and three planes to the site but a typhoon has made a rescue difficult," the spokesman added.
Oz unsuccessfully ran for US Senate in 2022
Documents seized by police revealed plan to shoot or poison Lula put two retired army generals in charge
This strike followed newly granted permission from outgoing Biden administration
Analysts say Russia could consider a nuclear strike in response to conventional attack
Chinese ambassador urges Tajik side to "get to the bottom of incident as soon as possible"
Crash takes place outside Yong'an primary school in central city of Changde