TOKYO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Two people died and three others went missing after a fishing boat capsized off Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan early Monday, local media reported.
The fishing boat with 20 people aboard capsized at around 2:05 a.m. local time off a port in Kashima in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, Kyodo News reported, citing local authorities.
Fifteen people were rescued, and bodies of two men in their 50s and 60s were recovered, who were confirmed dead later, the report said.
The Japan Coast Guard believes that the boat may have capsized because too many fish got caught in the net, causing it to lose balance.
The coast guard and others are continuing their search for the missing. ■
