South Korean tanker capsizes off southwestern Japan, 4 crewmembers rescued and 7 missing

A South Korean tanker capsized off a Japanese island, with seven crew members missing. The coast guard rescued four of them and received a distress call from the ship. The rescued crew's conditions are unknown, with members from China, South Korea, and Indonesia. The cause of the capsizing is unclear.

A South Korean tanker capsized off a southwestern Japanese island early on Wednesday, and Japan's coast guard said it rescued four of the crew and was searching for seven who were missing.

The coast guard said it received a distress call from the Keoyoung Sun chemical tanker, saying that it was tilting and was taking refuge near Japan's Mutsure Island.

The conditions of the rescued crewmembers were immediately not known.

NHK television reported said the crew included a Chinese, two South Koreans and eight Indonesians.

No other details, including how the ship was capsized were immediately known.