“The 11,454-ton cargo ship, the Byakko, collided with the 2,696-ton chemical ship registered in the Marshall Islands, the Ulsan Pioneer, in the Kurushima Strait,” according to a report made to the Sixth Regional Coast Guard Headquarters.
The ship capsized and sank at around 2:40 a.m. Friday, local media outlets reported.
Three crew members from the Japanese ship, captain Tamotsu Sato, 66, first engineer Yuki Ogawa, 27, and second engineer Takahiro Uehata, 22, went missing after the accident.