17 still missing from Cypriot ship
TOKYO - Seventeen of the 29 crew members aboard the 6,700-ton freighter Arctic Reefer, sailing from Shanghai to Venezuela, were still missing yesterday after the Cypriot-registered ship sank overnight in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, AFP reports. The freighter sent out a distress signal on Saturday, saying there had been an explosion on board.
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