12 missing after Chinese fishing vessel collides with tanker

Twelve people are missing after a Chinese fishing vessel collided with a Hong Kong-flagged tanker on Thursday, some 400 kilometers north of the Oki Islands in western Japan.China sought help from the Japan Coast Guard, saying that the 290-ton Chinese vessel carrying 16 crew members had capsized on the high seas after colliding with the 63,294-ton tanker Blight Oil Lucky at around 9:35 a.m., the coast guard said.Those missing were aboard the fishing vessel. The coast guard has set up a response unit and three patrol vessels are heading to the area. READ FULL ARTICLE