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.

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.

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

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

CHIBA, Japan - The Kaishin Maru, a Japanese-registered 499-ton freighter owned by Kayama Kaiun K.K. based in Osaka Prefecture, is seen afloat in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Inubosaki in Chiba Prefecture on July 22 after colliding with the Malta-registered Wei Hang 9. The Wei Hang 9, carrying 21 crew members, all Chinese, sank later. A Chinese crew member was killed and eight others were missing, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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. (Kyodo)

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

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

CHIBA, Japan - The Kaishin Maru, a Japanese-registered 499-ton freighter owned by Kayama Kaiun K.K. based in Osaka Prefecture, is seen afloat in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Inubosaki in Chiba Prefecture on July 22 after colliding with the Malta-registered Wei Hang 9. The Wei Hang 9, carrying 21 crew members, all Chinese, sank later. A Chinese crew member was killed and eight others were missing, the Japan Coast Guard said. (Kyodo)