Japan
Cargo ships collide
10 Mar 2009
An extensive search operation is under way off an island in central Japan after two cargo ships collided. One, a South Korean vessel with 16 crew members, is missing and feared sunk. The other, a Panama-registered cargo ship, was damaged but its crew is safe.
The collision happened near the island of Izu Oshima, about 74 miles south of the capital Tokyo.
