1 dead, 8 missing after 2 freighters collide off eastern Japan

1 dead, 8 missing after 2 freighters collide off eastern Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Cracks are seen in the bow section of the Japanese-registered freighter Kaishin Maru which collided with a Malta-registered freighter Wei Hang 9 in the Pacific Ocean off Chiba Prefecture early July 22. A Chinese crew member of the Wei Hang 9 was killed and eight others were missing, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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