According to the tenth Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, simply earlier than 4 p.m. on the 18th, a Chinese fishing boat capsized off the coast of Shimokoshiki Island in Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and 5 persons are lacking. After receiving the decision, the Japan Coast Guard Headquarters despatched out plane and patrol boats to conduct a search operation from round 6:30 p.m.
No one has been discovered to this point, and the Japan Coast Guard has determined to proceed the search on the nineteenth.
The incident came about within the East China Sea, about 330 kilometers west of Shimokoshiki Island, and robust winds have been blowing on the time.