8 divers found after reported missing off Tokyo's Hachijo Island

TOKYO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Eight divers, including one instructor and seven customers, were found after they were reported missing in waters off Tokyo's Hachijo Island on Saturday, local media reported. Their conditions were not immediately known.

File photo taken on a marine surveillance plane B-3837 shows the Diaoyu Islands and nearby islands. (Photo: Xinhua)

The captain of a diving boat made an emergency call at around 1:50 p.m. local time after the eight divers failed to return as scheduled, Kyodo News reported, citing the coast guard.