Death Toll in Vessel Incident Off Japan's Coast Rises to 8, Says Chinese Consulate-General

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The number of crew members killed when a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship Jin Tian sank off the Japanese coast in the East China Sea, has increased to eight, with six Chinese nationals among them, Lyu Guijun, the Chinese consulate-general in Japan's city of Fukuoka, said on Thursday.