One of two missing crew members of capsized S-Korean tanker found

The Japan Coast Guard said one of the two missing crew members of a capsized South Korean-flagged tanker has been found on Thursday.

Details regarding the member's condition remain unknown.The chemical tanker Keoyoungsun, with 11 crew members on board, overturned on Wednesday morning in waters off western Japan. Nine crew members had been found by at night, but eight of them were confirmed dead.

The Coast Guard said it received a distress signal at around 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday from the tanker near Mutsurejima, an island in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The tanker had been at anchor due to rough weather.Eight Indonesians, two South Koreans and one Chinese were on board. The vessel was carrying 980 tons of acrylic acid, but officials have not confirmed any leakage.