In the Pacific ocean trawler caught fire with people on Board
TOKYO, 26 Oct — RIA Novosti, Ivan Zakharchenko. A Taiwanese fishing trawler “Chin Chun” caught fire in the Pacific ocean about 510 kilometers from the Japanese coast after a collision with another vessel, to the place of the accident directed the rescuers, reports the Agency Kyodo.
On Board the “Chin Chun”, 52 persons are is not yet clear if there are any victims, the Agency said. Information about the other ship with which the collision occurred, no.
The incident occurred East of the city of Miyako in Iwate Prefecture, after the Japanese coast guard received a distress call and sent a patrol boat to the burning of the Taiwanese ship.