One Indian sailor died and 25 people were missing off Japan’s Pacific coast after two ships ran aground in high winds and heavy seas, a Coast Guard official said on Saturday. Nine crew members of a Panamanian-flagged iron ore carrier were missing after being swept off the bow of the 98,600-tonne “Giant Step” late on Friday after the vessel became stranded in high seas near Tokyo after a fire. Seventeen others were rescued although one later died in hospital, the Coast Guard said. The crew consisted of 25 Indians and one Sri Lankan. Full Story
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