One Dead in Yacht, Cargo Ship Collision

byAbdulateef Ahmed

September 7, 2025

One dead in a yacht and cargo ship collision. Credit: Euronews.com

A collision between a yacht and a cargo ship off the coast of southern Japan on Wednesday has left one person dead and several others missing.

The captain of a 492-tonne gravel carrier reported the incident to the Japan Coast Guard, which has confirmed that a 70-year-old man was recovered from the water and later died.

yacht_Cargo Ship (News Central TV) — One dead in a yacht and cargo ship collision.
Credit: Daily Sun

Based on the report that there were several people on the yacht, the coast guard has launched a search and rescue operation involving six vessels and a plane to find the missing individuals.

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