Cargo ship Crimson Polaris ran aground and cut up into two close to the Japanese port of Hachinohe.
The 33,910-ton boat was carrying wooden chips from Thailand and was near the top of its voyage.
All 21 crew members on board the vessel had been air-lifted to security in a five-hour rescue operation.

A 33,910-ton cargo ship carrying 21 crew members ran aground, then cut up into two items off the Japanese coast.

The Crimson Polaris, a Panamian-flagged ship, ran aground at 7.30 a.m. August 11, round 2.4 miles from the Hachinohe harbor in northern Japan, in accordance with CNN.

CNN reported that the ship was carrying woodchips from Thailand and was nearing the top of its voyage when it grew to become caught within the shallows. After it broke aside, it additionally left a three-mile-long oil slick in its wake.

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The vessel’s operator Nippon Yusen advised Japanese information outlet Kyodo News that the ship, which was inbuilt 2008, was blown by sturdy winds into water that was not deep sufficient to maintain it floating.

“A portion of the ship’s wood-chip cargo was misplaced from the broken a part of the hull. Nippon Yusen is presently confirming the quantity of cargo and the affect on the ocean space on the web site,” learn a news release from Nippon Yusen.

“Firm personnel have been despatched to the location, and obligatory help will likely be supplied to the shipowner and ship-management firm,” the corporate added in its assertion.

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All 21 crew members, which included eight Chinese language nationals and 13 Filipino nationals, had been air-lifted to shore in a rescue effort that lasted round 5 hours, per maritime information outlet The Maritime Executive.

A Japanese Coast Guard spokesperson advised Reuters the 2 sections of the boat had not been moved as of August 12. Patrol boats from the Japanese authorities are monitoring the scenario.

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