Rescuers search for missing crew after South Korean tanker capsizes

The incident took place near Japan’s Mutsure Island (Kyodo News via AP)

Two crewmembers are missing after a South Korean tanker capsized off an island in south-western Japan.

The coast guard said it had rescued nine people after receiving a distress call from the Keoyoung Sun chemical tanker, saying that the vessel was tilting while taking refuge near Japan’s Mutsure Island due to rough weather.