Survivors of capsized fishing boat head to China

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Three survivors and remains of the 13 victims of the capsized Chinese fishing boat off Japan’s western coast headed home on a Chinese fishing vessel on Saturday morning, according to Chinese Consulate-General in Osaka.

Bodies of the 12 missing crew members were found on Friday afternoon. One of the four rescued crew members succumbed to injuries later and died.

The identities of the bodies are being verified.

Chinese fishing boat "Lurong Yuanyu 378" with a total of 16 people on board collided with a Hong Kong oil tanker off Japan’s western coast early on Thursday.