A photo of the rescue released by the Coast Guard showed a crew member bobbing in dark waters amid choppy seas. Yuichiro Higashi, a spokesman for the Coast Guard, said Thursday that patrol ships were continuing to search for other crew members. Edvardo told the Coast Guard that the ship had capsized after losing an engine and being hit by a wave that flooded it with water, the Coast Guard spokesman said. “When it was capsizing, an onboard announcement instructed us to wear a life jacket,” Edvardo said, according to the Coast Guard. The ship was believed to be carrying 43 crew members, including 39 from the Philippines, the Japanese Coast Guard said.

Source: bd News24 September 03, 2020 09:45 UTC