Tokyo – Japan’s coastguard stated Monday it was looking for seven individuals lacking after their boat capsized and was noticed in waters off the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku islets, that are additionally claimed by China.
The overturned boat was noticed on Sunday afternoon, drifting in waters north of the islands by a Japanese navy patrol within the space, coastguard spokesman Keisuke Nakao instructed AFP.
The crew are one Taiwanese and 6 Indonesians, he added.
‘We have been looking the realm with patrol ships and helicopters since receiving the knowledge at round 1:30 p.m. (0430 GMT) Sunday’ from the Maritime Self-Defense Force, he stated.
Local media in Japan stated the boat was Taiwanese, however the coast guard stated it had few particulars but on the vessel, although it ‘appears to be a fishing boat.’
Nakao stated Japanese authorities had been coordinating with their counterparts in Taiwan, which additionally lays declare to the Senkaku islets. Beijing calls the uninhabited territory the Diaoyu Islands.
