Three missing after ships collide in Japanese strait

The Ulsan Pioneer after a collision on the coast of Imabari, Ehime prefecture, (Kyodo News via AP)

Three crew members are missing after a freighter sank in a Japanese strait following a collision with another ship.

Nine of the 12 crew members from the Japanese freighter have been rescued, and the coast guard is searching for others in waters roughly 2.5 miles north of the coast of Imabari in Ehime prefecture.