4 dead, 5 missing after 2 freighters collide off E. Japan

4 dead, 5 missing after 2 freighters collide off E. Japan

NARITA, Japan - Chinese crew members of the 3,947-ton freighter Wei Hang 9 get off the 499-ton freighter Kaishin Maru at Choshi port in Chiba Prefecture on July 22. They were rescued by the Kaishin Maru after the two freighters collided in the Pacific Ocean off the prefecture, killing four Chinese crew members and leaving five others missing.

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