(MENAFN) A cargo ship sank off the coast of south-western Japan, resulting in 11 Indian sailors who were on board going missing.
At least 15 other Indians were rescued after the ship - Emerald Star - sank at around 2 am local time around 600 km south of Ishigaki island of Okinawa prefecture.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs released the number of Indians missing and rescued on Twitter and said that the Indian missions in Japan, Philippines and China are monitoring the situation.
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