Philippine, Japanese freighters collide off Tokyo

Philippine, Japanese freighters collide off Tokyo

TATEYAMA, Japan - The Filipino freighter Eastern Challenger (fore) is in danger of sinking after suffering some damage and taking in water following a collision with the Japanese freighter Tsugaru Maru about 9 kilometers northwest of Sunosaki Lighthouse in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, on the Boso Peninsula on April 13. (Kyodo)

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