3 Missing After Chemical Tanker Capsizes Off West Coast of Japan

At least eight sailors have been rescued and three are still believed to be missing after a South Korean-flagged chemical tanker overturned off the west coast of Japan on March 19, according to multiple reports. The 870-ton Keoyoung Sun tanker capsized off the coast of Mutsure Island in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, at around 7:05 a.m. local time, according to the Japan Coast Guard. The island is located off the southwestern end of Japan’s Honshu main island, roughly 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from Tokyo. Approximately 11 crew members were onboard the vessel at the time it capsized—eight Indonesians, two South Koreans, and one Chinese, according to Japanese media reports....