Large amount of oil spotted in waters near Japan
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E-mail Xinhua, April 5, 2012
Japanese Coast Guard said Thursday its patrol vessels spotted large amount of oil in waters off southern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture where a Hong Kong cargo ship lost contact in the rough sea two days ago.
Japanese Coast Guard said it received a message Thursday that the Hong Kong cargo ship with 17 crew members including three Chinese and 14 Indonesian nationals on board has lost contact in waters off southern Japan since Tuesday, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported.
According to the report, the 4,143-ton freighter, New Lucky VII, stopped regular communication with its owner company two days ago in waters about 100 kilometers west off the Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. The cargo ship carrying timber was sailing from Papua New Guinea to China.
The coast guard dispatched several patrol vessels and an airplane to search for the cargo ship after it received a request for search operation from the Hong Kong authorities at around 2 a. m. local time on Thursday.
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