The Japan Times reported on October 13 that a body was found floating about 5 km off the village of Kazamaura, Aomori Prefecture, two days ago. Although the body appears to be that of a man, it remains unclear whether it is one of the six men suspected of jumping from the 2,944-tonne Taiwan-registered ship on October 11.
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According to the JCG, six Vietnamese colleagues aged from 18 to 23 jumped into the strait between Aomori and Hokkaido without life vests at around 8:50pm on October 11.
No abnormalities or trouble on the ship have so far been reported.
