Company official says captain of Israeli cargo ship Zim Asia was asleep when the ship hit the Japanese fishing boat and the officer on duty did not wake him; adds, ‘the officer on duty insists that he did not detect any radar signs indicating an accident had occurred and therefore he saw no reason to wake the ship’s captain.’ Zim CEO Doron Goder holds press conference upon his arrival in Japan, says, ‘Zim Asia crew was not aware of the collision with the Japanese fishing boat, otherwise the crewmembers would have attempted to save those on board |