Japan Coast Guard ship searches for missing fishermen

SAPPORO, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard ship and helicopter search for 14 fishermen missing after their boat, with a crew of 18, capsized Sept. 11 in the Pacific Ocean off Urakawa in southern Hokkaido. The 160-ton Ryuho Maru No. 5 capsized while fishing for Alaskan pollack. Four were rescued by a nearby fishing boat.

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