Two killed in cargo ship collision in Seto Inland Sea
Kyodo
Jul 15, 2016
KOBE – Two cargo ships collided Friday morning in the Seto Inland Sea off Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, killing two men and injuring another, the Japan Coast Guard has said.
The dead were identified as Fumihiko Kita, 50, the captain of the 499-ton Yamato Maru No. 8, and Muneyuki Hamabuchi, a 28-year-old male engineer on the same ship. Another crew member sustained minor injuries, according to the coast guard.
The Yamato Maru No. 8, owned by a company in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, capsized after colliding with the 499-ton Hoshou Maru, owned by a sea shipping company in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. The collision occurred near Ieshima Island.
Five people aboard the Hoshou Maru were unhurt, and the vessel sailed to Himeji port after the accident, the coast guard said.
The weather was fine in the area at the time of the collision.
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July 16, 2016 at 01:19 by Mikhail Voytenko
General cargo vessel YAMATO MARU NO.8, loaded with gravel, collided with general cargo vessel HOSHO MARU at around 1145 LT July 15 in Inner Japan Sea, some 2 nm off Ueshima island, Hyogo Prefecture.
YAMATO MARU NO.8 capsized and sank, of three crew one went missing, one died in a hospital, one was slightly injured. On a photo sinking YAMATO MARU NO.8 with HOSHO MARU at background, presumably without serious damages.
General cargo vessel YAMATO MARU NO.8, IMO 8815372, dwt 600, built 1989, flag Japan.
General cargo vessel HOSHO MARU, IMO 8742630, dwt 1630, built 2008, flag Japan.
