Sementara itu sebuah kapal nelayan lainnya melaporkan telah melihat buritan kapal Yukiyoshi Maru itu 130 km  di lepas panatai kota Kushima, selatan Jepang.
The Kagoshima Coast Guard Office is searching for the three and contacting other vessels in the area, suspecting any of the vessels might have been involved in a collision with the Yukiyoshi Maru, Coast Guard officials said.