Search for sunk vessel continued

Search for sunk vessel continued

HIRADO, Japan - A fellow vessel of the Daiei Maru No. 11, a 135-ton round-haul netter that capsized and sank off Hirado Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, on April 14, heads to the accident site to conduct a search on April 15, with relatives of the Daiei Maru's 12 missing crew members.

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