உலகம் · Tugboat fireMiyako island tugboat fire: Five rescued, chief engineer confirmed deadஎழுத்து வடிவம் 31 அக்டோபர், 2026 அன்று 6:32 AM UTCபாருங்கள்உரைப்பதிவு0:07Five men escaped a burning tugboat, but its chief engineer died.0:10Six Japanese men were aboard the vessel off southern Japan during a delivery voyage0:14to the Philippines.0:15The five survivors reached a life raft and were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter.0:19Investigators still have to determine what started the fire and what prevented the0:23chief engineer from escaping with them.0:25The chief engineer was initially missing.0:27He was later found unconscious aboard the tug, and his death was confirmed by the0:30evening.0:31That changes the outcome to five survivors and one death.0:34The fire was reported about thirty-seven kilometers north of Ikema Island0:37Lighthouse, in waters off Miyakojima City.0:39Miyako Island lies in Okinawa Prefecture, in southern Japan.0:43The emergency happened on October thirtieth, twenty twenty-six.0:47The tug had departed Hiroshima Prefecture and was being delivered or repositioned to0:51the Philippines.0:51The six men aboard were all Japanese.0:54The fire interrupted that voyage in the waters north of Miyako Island.0:57The Coast Guard received the fire report at about eight fifteen that morning.1:01At about nine thirty, the five men were located in a life raft.1:04A Coast Guard helicopter recovered them shortly after ten.1:07Eight fifteen marks the emergency call.1:10The fire may have started earlier.1:11The raft sighting and the helicopter recovery were also separate stages of the1:15response.1:15The raft was found about three hundred meters east of the tug.1:18Three of the survivors were in their seventies.1:21One was in his fifties, and one was in his forties.1:24All five had no conspicuous injuries.1:26None of those five men was in a life, threatening condition.1:29The chief engineer was sixty-five.1:31He was found unconscious in the engine room and was subsequently confirmed dead.1:35The tug has been identified as both Cebu Hope and Cebu Maru.1:39Cebu Hope is listed at two hundred and thirty-seven tons, and Cebu Maru at two1:43hundred thirty-seven gross tons.1:44It's unclear whether the names reflect a rename or an error.1:47The fire's cause remains under investigation.1:50Investigators haven't explained how it began or why the chief engineer couldn't1:53escape with the others.கட்டுரையைப் படிக்கவும்செய்தியின் காலவரிசைHeyDex
