Tokyo, Rabi'I 04, 1436, December 26, 2014, SPA -- Three crew members were dead after a Cambodian-registered cargo ship sank off northern Japan early Friday, local media reported. All 10 crew members were picked up by the Japan Coast Guard and taken to hospital, but three - two Chinese and one Myanmar - were later confirmed dead, Jiji Press reported. The other seven - five Chinese and two Bangladeshi - are not in a life-threatening condition, dpa quoted Jiji as saying. The 1,915-ton freighter was bound for South Korea from Hakodate on the northern island of Hokkaido when the Japan Coast Guard received an emergency call from the captain around 11:40 pm Thursday (1440 GMT), the report said. The captain then reported the ship was listing off Aomori prefecture, Jiji said. The freighter listed further and finally sank around 6:05 am Friday, according to the coast guard. The 10 crew members were drifting in the sea, wearing life jackets, when rescuers arrived at the scene, the report said. -- SPA 10:55 LOCAL TIME 07:55 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w