Six members of the crew — which included two South Koreans, eight Indonesians and one Chinese — had been rescued so far, and the coastguard is 'still searching for the remaining five,' a spokesman told Agence France-Presse.The tanker was 'carrying acrylic acid, but there is no information yet on whether that has leaked into the ocean,' he added, without wishing to be named.He said he was not aware of the conditions of those rescued, who were rushed to hospital.
Footage from Japanese broadcaster NHK showed the overturned red hull of the ship as well as a life raft, as a coastguard ship pounded through heavy waves and a helicopter flew overhead.The crew notified the coastguard early on Wednesday that the vessel was tilting and requested help near the island of Mutsure, off Japan's southwestern coast, NHK said.The Japan Coast Guard received a rescue call soon after 7 a.m.
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