Japan- Tokyo: On Tuesday after a collision in the Pacific Ocean of the Japan costal area a freighter missing with its 16 crew members, A Japanese Coast Guard spokesman said a freighter lost and its 16 crew are missing after a collision in the Pacific Ocean east of Tokyo.
The spokesperson said the freighter crew of 16 had seven South Koreans and nine Indonesians, were aboard the South Korean-registered Orchid Pia, which rescuers had been unable to find.
The 4,255-tonne ship was carrying iron coils from Ibaraki in eastern Japan to South Korea.
The other ship, the Panamanian-registered Cygnus Ace carrying cars from Aichi, central Japan, reached Yokohama port near Tokyo. None of its crew of 14 Thais, three Myanmarese and two Indonesians were hurt.
The spokesman could not confirm the names of the companies operating the freighters.