Chemical tanker crashes into cargo ship off Japanese coast

No injuries were reported among six Japanese crew members aboard chemical tanker or 14 Chinese crew members on cargo ship

No injuries were reported among the six crew members aboard the chemical tanker or the 14 Chinese crew members on-board the cargo ship (Kyodo News via AP )

A Japanese chemical tanker collided with a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan on Saturday, the coast guard said.

The crash occurred in the early hours of Saturday.

It was investigated after both ships were anchored in the area, approximately 3.5km (2.2 miles) off the coast of Wakayama prefecture, an official of the Kushimoto Coast Guard said.