Only Two Of Crew Saved
(N.Z. Press Assn. —Copyright! SAPPORO (Japan), Jan. 18. The 2302-ton Japanese collier Namishima Maru sank early today off Southern Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, and only two members of her crew of 20 were rescued. Ten men, including the captain, are known to have died, and eight others are listed as missing, presumed dead.
The vessel’s cargo of coal apparently shifted in rough seas, causing the ship to sink.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32199, 19 January 1970, Page 11
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