The Japanese coast guard has temporarily suspended the search for more than 30 Filipino crew of the cargo ship that capsized in southwestern Japan on Wednesday as another typhoon barreled toward Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday. Typhoon “Haishen,” locally known as Typhoon “10,” was expected to hit the vicinity of Amami Oshima island in Kagoshima on Saturday prompting the suspension of rescue operations, the DFA said, quoting reports from the Philipine Embassy in Tokyo and the Philippine consulate general in Osaka. Japanese rescuers had already found three of the ship’s crew—including two Filipinos and another crewman of unannounced nationality. The crew consisted of 39 Filipinos, two New Zealanders and two Australians.

Aning, J. (2020, September 6). Search for missing ship Pinoys suspended. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A3.