Two crew members from&nbsp;a&nbsp;cargo ship that sank between Japan and South Korea Wednesday have been found dead. Coast guards of the two countries are still searching for nine missing crew, while 13 others were rescued. A Japanese coast guard plane and two ships were at the scene for rescue operation. More Japanese and South Korean vessels were en route, officials from both countries said.

There was no immediate word on what caused the vessel, which was carrying lumber, to capsize. A Coast Guard spokesperson said winds were strong at the time.

The Jeju Coast Guard said that eleven of those rescued were "unconscious". Everyone who was rescued was transported to Japan's southwestern Nagasaki. South Korea's coast guard, which is assisting the operation, had helped rescue six of them.

The ship, Jin Tian, had sent a distress signal late on Tuesday evening from an area around 110 kilometres west of the remote and uninhabited Danjo islands in far southwestern Japan.

Several of those stranded were rescued by three private ships that were in the vicinity, Japan's coast guard said.

The Jeju Coast Guard said that the captain of the ship told South Korean coast guard officials via a satellite phone, that he and the crew would abandon the sinking ship in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Contact with the crew was then lost.

Japan's government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno confirmed that the country's coast guard was cooperating with South Korean authorities in the rescue mission.

The 6,651-ton Jin Tian is registered in Hong Kong. There were 14 Chinese nationals and eight people from Myanmar on board, Japan's coast guard said.

The area where the ship sank is between Nagasaki and South Korea's Jeju island, where hundreds of flights were cancelled on Tuesday because of harsh weather conditions.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Two crew members from a cargo ship that sank between Japan and South Korea Wednesday have been found dead. Coast guards of the two countries are still searching for nine missing crew, while 13 others were rescued.

Two crew members from a cargo ship that sank between Japan and South Korea Wednesday have been found dead. Coast guards of the two countries are still searching for nine missing crew, while 13 others were rescued. A Japanese coast guard plane and two ships were at the scene for rescue operation. More Japanese and South Korean vessels were en route, officials from both countries said. There was no immediate word on what caused the vessel, which was carrying lumber, to capsize. A Coast Guard spokesperson said winds were strong at the time. The Jeju Coast Guard said that eleven of those rescued were "unconscious". Everyone who was rescued was transported to Japan's southwestern Nagasaki. South Korea's coast guard, which is assisting the operation, had helped rescue six of them. The ship, Jin Tian, had sent a distress signal late on Tuesday evening from an area around 110 kilometres west of the remote and uninhabited Danjo islands in far southwestern Japan. Several of those stranded were rescued by three private ships that were in the vicinity, Japan's coast guard said. The Jeju Coast Guard said that the captain of the ship told South Korean coast guard officials via a satellite phone, that he and the crew would abandon the sinking ship in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Contact with the crew was then lost. Japan's government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno confirmed that the country's coast guard was cooperating with South Korean authorities in the rescue mission. The 6,651-ton Jin Tian is registered in Hong Kong. There were 14 Chinese nationals and eight people from Myanmar on board, Japan's coast guard said. The area where the ship sank is between Nagasaki and South Korea's Jeju island, where hundreds of flights were cancelled on Tuesday because of harsh weather conditions. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Cargo ship sinks between Japan, South Korea; two dead, nine still missing