Water accident
Details
Event title
Japan - 2 missing after fishing boat capsizes off Japan's Miyako Island
Source
Severity
Mid
Event date (UTC)
2025-12-05 06:29:40
Last update (UTC)
2025-12-05 06:29:42
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Miyako Island, Miyakojima Shi, Okinawa
Two crew members went missing Thursday after a fishing boat capsized off Miyako Island in Japan's southern Okinawa Prefecture, the local coast guard said.The two missing are believed to be a Japanese national and an Indonesian national who had been squid fishing aboard the vessel, which belonged to a fishery cooperative on Ishigaki Island.The incident occurred around 4 a.m. local time, when a nearby vessel made an emergency call, reporting that it received a radio message that the fishing boat was about to sink, after which all communication from the boat ceased.Approximately three hours after the report, a coast guard helicopter spotted the overturned boat, roughly 115 km south of Miyako Island.At the time of the accident, winds were reportedly around 10 meters per second, and a high wave advisory was in effect.