South Korean tanker overturned in Japanese waters/ 8 people were killed + video
| South Korean officials announced that at least 8 crew members were killed after the country's tanker overturned in southwestern Japan. |
report Mehr News Agency quoted by CBS News, South Korean authorities announced that following the overturning of the country’s chemical tanker in An island in the southwest of Japan killed at least 8 crew members and 2 of them disappeared, and only one crew member was saved.
According to the report of the Japanese NHK network, this ship left the port Himji of Japan was on its way to Ulsan in South Korea. According to the Coast Guard, its captain was South Korean and its crew included one South Korean, one Chinese and eight Indonesians.
According to the authorities, the tanker was carrying 980 tons of acrylic acid and so far there has been no leakage of the material. No chemical has been observed in the sea.
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