The disappearance of the crew of a Taiwanese fishing boat that was found drifting in waters near Hawaii early this year was caused by natural disaster, the Yilan Prosecutors’ Office said on Tuesday.
Bad weather led to the 10-strong crew to go missing, the office said, adding that it is closing the case after several months of investigation.
No indication of a crime has been found, it said.
Damage to the hull of the <i>Yong Yu Sing No. 18</i> had likely been caused by strong wind and high waves after the vessel lost power, the office said.
The crew, consisting of a Taiwanese
Taipei, June 1 (CNA) The mysterious disappearance of the crew of a Taiwanese fishing boat found drifting in waters near Hawaii early this year has been attributed to a natural disaster, the Yilan Prosecutors' Office said Tuesday.
Owner of missing boat urged to seek insurance
Staff writer, with CNA
The Fisheries Agency yesterday said it has asked the owner of a Taiwanese fishing boat to file an insurance claim for the families of nine Indonesian crew members who, along with their Taiwanese captain, went missing in the Pacific Ocean late last year.
Each of the missing fishermen should receive a payout of NT$1 million (US$35,303) on the life insurance policies their employer took out on their behalf, the agency said.
Fishing boat owners are required to insure their crew members before they can start work.
The agency has offered the missing captain’s family NT$50,000 and NT$1.5 million in relief assistance.
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2021/01/08 10:34 (Facebook, U.S. Coast Guard photo) (Facebook, U.S. Coast Guard photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Thursday (Jan. 7) the U.S. has promised to continue the search for the Taiwanese captain and his nine Indonesian crewmen who went missing in the Pacific last week. The commercial Taiwan tuna longliner, Yong Yu Sing No. 18 (永裕興18號), was reported missing Friday (Jan. 1) by its owner after he lost contact with the captain, surnamed Li (李), on Dec. 30. Although the missing vessel was later spotted by an American rescue aircraft near Midway Atoll, there was no sign of Li or his crew.