Eight Dead after South Korean Tanker Capsizes off Japanese Coast

Keoyoung Sun, a capsized South Korean-flagged chemical tanker, is seen off the western Japan city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, March 20, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. A helicopter conducts a search and rescue operation after Keoyoung Sun, a South Korean chemical tanker capsized off the western Japan city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, March 20, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo.

Eight crewmen are confirmed dead after a South Korean chemical tanker capsized off the coast of western Japan Wednesday.