According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association on the 30th, a tugboat caught fire in the waters off Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Of the 6 people on board, 5 were rescued and 1 was missing. None of the rescued persons were injured. According to the Miyakojima Coast Guard, at 8:15 local time on the 30th, the department received a notification that the tugboat had caught fire. The rescue helicopter found a life raft on the surface of the sea about 300 meters from the tugboat that caught fire. There were 5 people on the raft. The relevant authorities are searching for the missing persons. Nippon Television reported that the tugboat was on its way to the Philippines at the time of the incident, and the six crew members on board were all Japanese.

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