{{Short description|Island near Shimonoseki, Japan}} '''Mutsure Island''' ({{langx|ja|六連島}}) is an island due west of Shimonoseki in the Sea of Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visit the "Island of Flowers", Home to One of Japan's Oldest Western Style Lighthouses! |url=http://setouchifinder.com/en/detail/2906 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Stouchi Finder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Foundation |first=Lloyd's Register |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HpjzEAAAQBAJ&dq=Mutsure+Island&pg=PA929 |title=Lloyd's Register OneOcean's Guide to Port Entry 1989-1990 Nations A-L |date=1989-01-01 |publisher=Lloyd's Register |language=en}}</ref> thumb|Matsure Island (right)
On March 20, 2024, nine people were killed when a South Korean-registered tanker ''Keoyoung Sun'' laden with 980 tons of acrylic acid capsized off the island.<ref>{{Cite web |title=At least eight dead as South Korean-flagged tanker capsizes off Japan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/20/several-missing-as-south-korean-flagged-tanker-capsizes-off-japan |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category|Mutsurejima}} *[https://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/soshiki/30/14132.html Mutsure Island on Yamaguchi Prefecture's website] * [http://www.yado.co.jp/kankou/yamaguti/shimonoseki/mutsurejima/index.htm Mutsure Island on yado.co.jp]
{{Coord missing|Yamaguchi Prefecture}}
Category:Islands of Yamaguchi Prefecture Category:Shimonoseki