1st LD Writethru: Cargo ship capsizes off southwestern Japan

TOKYO, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship capsized off Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan, the coast guard said, having received a distress call from the vessel late on Tuesday.

The coast guard said there were 22 people aboard the 6,651-ton ship named Jintan, of which 13 have been rescued, according to the latest reports.

The distress call was made around 11:15 p.m. (1415 GMT) from about 110 km west