Tugboat catches fire in waters near Miyako Island, Japan, and one person is missing Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, October 30 (Reporters Liang Chen and Li Ziva) According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Union on the 30th, a tugboat caught fire in waters near Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Of the 6 people on board, 5 were rescued and one is missing. None of the rescued crews were injured. According to the Miyakojima Coast Guard, at 8:15 local time on the 30th (7:15 Beijing time), a report was received of a fire on the tugboat. The rescue helicopter found a life raft on the sea about 300 meters away from the burning tugboat, with five people on board. The relevant departments are looking for missing people. Japanese television reported that the tugboat was sailing to the Philippines when the incident occurred, and all six crew members on board were Japanese.

Tugboat catches fire in waters near Miyako Island, Japan, and one person is missing Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, October 30 (Reporters Liang Chen and Li Ziva) According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Union on the 30th, a tugboat caught fire in waters near Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Of the 6 people on board, 5 were rescued and one is missing. None of the rescued crews were injured. According to the Miyakojima Coast Guard, at 8:15 local time on the 30th (7:15 Beijing time), a report was received of a fire on the tugboat. The rescue helicopter found a life raft on the sea about 300 meters away from the burning tugboat, with five people on board. The relevant departments are looking for missing people. Japanese television reported that the tugboat was sailing to the Philippines when the incident occurred, and all six crew members on board were Japanese.