It is reported that the Hong Kong-registered cargo ship sailing in the sea area about 600 kilometers south of Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, issued a distress signal at about 2 am on 13. Japan 1 1 Maritime Security Headquarters said that the cargo ship had sunk and all 26 crew members on board were Indians.
The patrol boats of the Coast Guard continued to carry out search and rescue operations, but there was typhoon khanun near the sea area, which made the search and rescue operations difficult. The Coast Guard pointed out that an oil slick about12km long and 200m wide was found in the nearby sea, which is believed to be the "Emerald Star" of the self-sinking cargo ship.
Afterwards, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Kumar announced the list of rescued people on Twitter, and said that the Japanese side claimed that at least 15 people were rescued and 1 1 people were missing.