1st LD Writethru: 1 crew missing after MSDF minesweeper suffers engine room fire in southwestern Japan

TOKYO, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- One crewman is missing and another has been injured after a fire broke out on a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) minesweeper vessel off the coast of the southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka on Sunday, local media reported.

The MSDF's minesweeper Ukushima, carrying a crew of about 40, reported that the blaze broke out in the engine room at around 9:50 a.m. local time, when it w