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Japanese Minesweeper Sinks in Port, Sailor Missing [...]

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper JS Ukushima (MSC-686) capsized on Monday following an engine room fire on Sunday with one crewmember missing from the incident. [...] Japanese media reports stated that Ukushima on Sunday at 9.40 a.m. reported to the Japan Coast Guard’s (JCG) 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters that the ship had a fire in the engine room. Ukushima was sailing in the East China Sea in an area 1.5 miles off Oshima Island off the coast of Fukuoka Prefecture on the main island of Kyushu. [...]

Japan’s Kyodo News reported that minesweeper JS Toyoshima (MSC-685), which joined the coast guard in the fire-fighting and rescue operation, reported around 2 p.m. that the fire on the Ukushima was contained, but flared out of control later. The crew of Ukushima were taken off by Toyoshima by 3:45 p.m., but it was found that petty officer 3rd class Tatsunori Koga, who worked in the engine room, was missing.

https://news.usni.org/2024/11/11/japanes...near-japan

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