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Japan: Fire Erupts on Fireworks Barges at Yokohama Festival, Event Canceled 2

A fireworks festival in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai district descended into chaos on Monday evening, August 4, when two of eight launch barges caught fire, forcing the event's cancellation. Five crew members jumped into the sea and were rescued; one sustained minor injuries. About 20,000 fireworks had been scheduled, but the blaze — reportedly caused by a launch system malfunction — continued firing briefly despite attempts to stop it. The fire was extinguished by Tuesday morning, and police and the coast guard are investigating.

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Japan: Fire Erupts on Fireworks Barges at Yokohama Festival, Event Canceled

A fireworks festival in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai district descended into chaos on Monday evening, August 4, when two of eight launch barges caught fire, forcing the cancellation of the event. Five crew members jumped into the sea and were rescued, with one sustaining minor injuries. About 20,000 fireworks had been scheduled, but the blaze — reportedly caused by a launch system malfunction — continued firing for a short time despite attempts to halt it. The fire was extinguished Tuesday morning, and police and the coast guard are investigating.

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5 Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off S. Korea's Southern Island

Members of the coast guard conduct rescue work in waters off Jeju Island in South Korea, February 12, 2025. Five people were rescued after a fishing boat with 10 people on board capsized off South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju on Wednesday, multiple media outlets said. The coast guard received a distress signal at about 7:56 p.m. local time (1056 GMT) from the 33-ton fishing vessel. A 500-ton coast guard ship was sent to the scene, finding the fishing boat overturned and rescuing five people. A wind wave advisory was issued in nearby waters, with the wind at 18-20 meters per second and waves rising 3 meters high. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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5 Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off S. Korea's Southern Island

Members of the coast guard conduct rescue work in waters off Jeju Island in South Korea, February 12, 2025. Five people were rescued after a fishing boat with 10 people on board capsized off South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju on Wednesday, multiple media outlets said. The coast guard received a distress signal at about 7:56 p.m. local time (1056 GMT) from the 33-ton fishing vessel. A 500-ton coast guard ship was sent to the scene, finding the fishing boat overturned and rescuing five people. A wind wave advisory was issued in nearby waters, with the wind at 18-20 meters per second and waves rising 3 meters high. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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5 Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off S. Korea's Southern Island

Members of the coast guard conduct rescue work in waters off Jeju Island in South Korea, February 12, 2025. Five people were rescued after a fishing boat with 10 people on board capsized off South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju on Wednesday, multiple media outlets said. The coast guard received a distress signal at about 7:56 p.m. local time (1056 GMT) from the 33-ton fishing vessel. A 500-ton coast guard ship was sent to the scene, finding the fishing boat overturned and rescuing five people. A wind wave advisory was issued in nearby waters, with the wind at 18-20 meters per second and waves rising 3 meters high. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1st anniversary of collision of JAL, coast guard planes at Haneda

A memorial service is held at a Japan Coast Guard base at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 23, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 2 of a collision between a Japan Airlines plane and a coast guard aircraft on a runway at the airport that killed five coast guard members.

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1st anniversary of collision of JAL, coast guard planes at Haneda

A memorial service is held at a Japan Coast Guard base at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 23, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 2 of a collision between a Japan Airlines plane and a coast guard aircraft on a runway at the airport that killed five coast guard members.

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S. Korean chemical tanker capsizes off western Japan

Photo taken on March 20, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Japan Coast Guard patrol boat (bottom) conducting a search and rescue operation as five crew members went missing after a South Korean chemical tanker (top) capsized off the western Japan city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, earlier in the day.

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[Breaking News]JAL apologizes over collision with coast guard aircraft

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Japan Airlines Co. officials bow in apology at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2024, after a JAL plane collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing at Haneda airport earlier in the day, causing both aircraft to catch fire and killing five coast guard members. (Kyodo)

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JAL jet collides with coast guard plane at Tokyo airport, 5 dead

TOKYO, Jan. 2 Kyodo - A Japan Airlines Co. airplane collided with one belonging to the Japan Coast Guard at Tokyo's Haneda airport Tuesday, causing both aircraft to catch fire and killing five coast guard members, while all 379 on board the commercial flight escaped without life-threatening injuries. (Kyodo)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240103) -- BEIJING, Jan. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work at the site of an aircraft collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. Five of the six crew members aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday were confirmed dead, while the captain who managed to escape earlier was severely injured, public broadcaster NHK reported. (Xinhua/Hu Xiaoge)

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JAL apologizes over collision with coast guard aircraft

Japan Airlines Co. officials bow in apology at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2024, after a JAL plane collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing at Haneda airport earlier in the day, causing both aircraft to catch fire and killing five coast guard members.

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke is seen above a runway of the Haneda Airport after an aircraft collision at the airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. Five of the six crew members aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday were confirmed dead, while the captain who managed to escape earlier was severely injured, public broadcaster NHK reported. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima earlier confirmed the collision between the Japan Airlines aircraft and its flight MA-722, a Bombardier Dash-8, with both aircraft catching fire. The Coast Guard plane was taxiing on the runway to transport relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, according to the spokesperson. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines flight escaped from the airplane while it was on fire without life-threate

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Flights are delayed or cancelled due to an aircraft collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. Five of the six crew members aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday were confirmed dead, while the captain who managed to escape earlier was severely injured, public broadcaster NHK reported. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima earlier confirmed the collision between the Japan Airlines aircraft and its flight MA-722, a Bombardier Dash-8, with both aircraft catching fire. The Coast Guard plane was taxiing on the runway to transport relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, according to the spokesperson. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines flight escaped from the airplane while it was on fire without life-threatening injuries

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast of an aircraft collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. Five of the six crew members aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday were confirmed dead, while the captain who managed to escape earlier was severely injured, public broadcaster NHK reported. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima earlier confirmed the collision between the Japan Airlines aircraft and its flight MA-722, a Bombardier Dash-8, with both aircraft catching fire. The Coast Guard plane was taxiing on the runway to transport relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, according to the spokesperson. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines flight escaped from the airplane while it was on fire without life-

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Five Japan Coast Guard crew killed after aircraft collision: NHK

STORY: Five Japan Coast Guard crew killed after aircraft collision: NHK SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: BREAKING SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YUE CHENXING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the airplane that was caught in fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YUE CHENXING, Xinhua correspondent "A Japan Airlines airplane was in flames on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday. According to the local media, footage of public broadcaster NHK showed the aircraft with flames apparently coming from both beneath and inside it. All 379 passengers and crew members have evacuated." Five of the six crew members aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday were confirmed dead, while the captain who managed to escape earlier was severely injured, public broadcaster NHK reported. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima earlier confirmed the collision

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work at the site of an aircraft collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. One person aboard the Japan Coast Guard aircraft colliding with a Japan Airlines airplane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport was confirmed to have survived the incident on Tuesday, with the remaining five others currently unaccounted for, local media reported Tuesday. The coast guard plane was carrying relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, public broadcaster NHK reported citing the Japan Coast Guard. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines airplane that was in flames have evacuated, NHK reported. The Japan Airlines Flight 516 heading from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture to Tokyo's Haneda Airport collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haneda Airport, the report said. (Xinhua/Hu Xiaoge)

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 2, 2024 shows a Japan Airlines airplane caught in fire at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. One person aboard the Japan Coast Guard aircraft colliding with a Japan Airlines airplane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport was confirmed to have survived the incident on Tuesday, with the remaining five others currently unaccounted for, local media reported Tuesday. The coast guard plane was carrying relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, public broadcaster NHK reported citing the Japan Coast Guard. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines airplane that was in flames have evacuated, NHK reported. The Japan Airlines Flight 516 heading from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture to Tokyo's Haneda Airport collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haneda Airport, the report said. (Xinhua/Hu X

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers, who are stranded due to airport runway closure, look at the site of an aircraft collision at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. One person aboard the Japan Coast Guard aircraft colliding with a Japan Airlines airplane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport was confirmed to have survived the incident on Tuesday, with the remaining five others currently unaccounted for, local media reported Tuesday. The coast guard plane was carrying relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, public broadcaster NHK reported citing the Japan Coast Guard. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines airplane that was in flames have evacuated, NHK reported. The Japan Airlines Flight 516 heading from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture to Tokyo's Haneda Airport collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haned

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At least 3 killed after Ukraine-bound cargo vessel sinks off Türkiye

STORY: At least 3 killed after Ukraine-bound cargo vessel sinks off Türkiye DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescuers and hospital (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 2. various of the beach of Antalya STORYLINE: A Guinea-Bissau flagged Ukraine-bound commercial ship sank off Türkiye's Mediterranean coast on Wednesday, killing at least three people aboard. All of the 14 crew members on the "Joe 2" vessel that sank off Kumluca district of Antalya province were Syrian nationals, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The vessel was transporting aluminum from the Iskenderun port in Türkiye's southern Hatay province to the Port of Izmail in Ukraine. Five crew members have been saved by the Turkish Coast Guard Command which dispatched a vessel, several boats and two helicopters to the site, according to a statement from the command. Search and rescue work continues for the missing crew, but a heavy storm negatively affects the rescue efforts, A

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H.K. activist arrested over Senkaku landing

NAHA, Japan - An activist from a Hong Kong-based group seeking to assert China's claim to the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea yells out the group's cause while being escorted to Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2012, following his and other members' arrest the previous day for landing on one of the isles. A total of 14 people were arrested by the Okinawa prefectural police and Japan Coast Guard for violating Japan's immigration control law after seven of them, including five activists from the group, landed on Uotsuri Island on Aug. 15, 2012.

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H.K. activist arrested over Senkaku landing

NAHA, Japan - An activist from a Hong Kong-based group seeking to assert China's claim to the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea yells out the group's cause while being escorted to Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2012, following his and other members' arrest the previous day for landing on one of the isles. A total of 14 people were arrested by the Okinawa prefectural police and Japan Coast Guard for violating Japan's immigration control law after seven of them, including five activists from the group, landed on Uotsuri Island on Aug. 15, 2012.

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H.K. activist arrested over Senkaku landing

NAHA, Japan - An activist from a Hong Kong-based group seeking to assert China's claim to the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea yells out the group's cause while being escorted to Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2012, following his and other members' arrest the previous day for landing on one of the isles. A total of 14 people were arrested by the Okinawa prefectural police and Japan Coast Guard for violating Japan's immigration control law after seven of them, including five activists from the group, landed on Uotsuri Island on Aug. 15, 2012.

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Searching for bodies of people missing after 2011 quake

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows regional coast guard members on Aug. 11, 2012, conducting an intensive search for bodies of people still missing in coastal areas of Miyagi Prefecture one year and five months after the massive earthquake and tsunami hit the area. As of Aug. 8, 2012, 1,426 people had been registered missing in the northeastern Japan prefecture facing the Pacific.

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Searching for bodies of people missing after 2011 quake

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows regional coast guard members on Aug. 11, 2012, conducting an intensive search for bodies of people still missing in coastal areas of Miyagi Prefecture one year and five months after the massive earthquake and tsunami hit the area. As of Aug. 8, 2012, 1,426 people had been registered missing in the northeastern Japan prefecture facing the Pacific.

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8 bodies recovered after cargo ship founders in Pacific

KOCHI, Japan - The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows a Japan Coast Guard ship on Jan. 8 rescuing a crew member of a cargo ship that sank the previous day in the Pacific Ocean off Kochi Prefecture. Five crew members of the Panamanian-registered 3,561-ton White Koowa, all Filipinos, have been rescued by coast guard patrol boats and another cargo ship. The bodies of eight crew members were found Jan. 8 and one remains missing. The surviving crew members said the ship, owned by a company in Ehime Prefecture, sank at around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 7. The vessel was transporting ore from Indonesia to Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.

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Ship spots wheels believed to be of missing ASDF plane

KYOTO, Japan - A wheel assembly believed to be from an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) cargo aircraft that went missing June 28 is seen floating in the ocean off Tottori Prefecture later the same day. The flotsam was spotted by a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship. Rescuers continued their search for the C-1 plane's five crew members on June 29.

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Fishing boat found capsized off northern Japan

NEMURO, Japan - The 19-ton Shinsei Maru No. 3 fishing boat is seen capsized some 40 kilometers off the coast of Nosappu Cape on the northeastern tip of Hokkaido on Sept. 28. Of the eight crew members on board, five were found dead and two are missing. Photo was provided by the Nemuro branch of the Japan Coast Guard. (Kyodo)

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8 bodies recovered after cargo ship founders in Pacific

KOCHI, Japan - The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows a Japan Coast Guard ship on Jan. 8 rescuing a crew member of a cargo ship that sank the previous day in the Pacific Ocean off Kochi Prefecture. Five crew members of the Panamanian-registered 3,561-ton White Koowa, all Filipinos, have been rescued by coast guard patrol boats and another cargo ship. The bodies of eight crew members were found Jan. 8 and one remains missing. The surviving crew members said the ship, owned by a company in Ehime Prefecture, sank at around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 7. The vessel was transporting ore from Indonesia to Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.