Published: Jan 8th, 2019 - 4:41pm (EST)
Updated: Jan 8th, 2019 - 4:41pm (EST)
HONOLULU (AP) — A tugboat is searching for crew members who weren’t rescued when the ship they were on caught fire while transporting automobiles from Japan to Hawaii.
The Sincerity Ace had 21 crew members on board when the fire started last week. The crew members abandoned the burning vessel, which stretches 650 feet (198 meters).
Ships in the area rescued 16. Four were listed as unresponsive in the water. The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for one missing crew member.
Japanese shipping company Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd. owns the Panamanian-flagged vessel.
Company spokesman Darrell Wilson says tugboat crew members who arrived Monday are trying to find the remaining crew members before towing the ship.
He says vessels in the area are asked to look out for bodies.
Wilson doesn’t know if the ship is still burning.
I wonder if Darrell’s hoping Sincerity Ace will sink in deep water?