In Japan, seven crew members of a fishing boat are missing after their boat capsized in high seas off the western Pacific archipelago of Palau. Spokesman of Japan's coastguard today said they are searching for 2 Japanese and 5 Indonesian crew members and sent an aircraft to the area. <br/><br/>Other fishing vessels, as well as a ship from a fisheries university, are assisting the search, said the spokesman. The capsized Japanese boat was found earlier in the day 410 kilometres southwest of Palau after the crew sent an SOS on Monday.

In Japan, seven crew members of a fishing boat are missing after their boat capsized in high seas off the western Pacific archipelago of Palau. Spokesman of Japan's coastguard today said they are searching for 2 Japanese and 5 Indonesian crew members and sent an aircraft to the area. <br/><br/>Other fishing vessels, as well as a ship from a fisheries university, are assisting the search, said the spokesman. The capsized Japanese boat was found earlier in the day 410 kilometres southwest of Palau after the crew sent an SOS on Monday.