Crewman missing as ship fire poses oil pollution threat
Japanese officials said the blaze that broke out in the below-decks area of the 8,000-ton Nisshin Maru, where whale carcasses are processed, had been brought under control.
Most of the vessel’s 148-member crew were evacuated yesterday to three other ships in the area that also belong to the Japanese whaling fleet, said Hideki Moronuki, an official with the Japan Fisheries Agency.
