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A third member of the crew of the ship that sank off the coast of Japan on Wednesday was found alive, the country’s Coast Guard said. In all, 43 people were on board the ship, which was still carrying 5,800 head of cattle.
Filipino Jay-Nel Rosals, 30, was found yesterday in a lifeboat. They took him to the hospital and he’s fine.
On Friday morning, a second member of the crew was rescued near the island of Amami Oshima. The Coast Guard initially reported that he was fine, but according to CNN, in a new statement the agency announced that the man had died.
According to early reports, when the Gulf Livestock 1 was about 200 km from the Japanese island of Amami Oshima, the crew issued a request for help due to Typhoon Maysak passing through the region.
Gulf Livestock 1 was 134 meters long and departed the port of Napier, New Zealand, in late August for Tangshan, China. The trip was supposed to last 17 days. On board were 39 Filipinos, two New Zealanders and two Australians.
The New Zealand Foreign Ministry told Reuters that 5,867 head of cattle were on the boat.
Filipino says the ship turned
According to international vehicles, the Filipino sailor Reindeer EdvarodoThe 45-year-old was the first to be rescued. “Thank you, thank you very much. Am I the only one? No one else?” He said when he met the Coast Guard agents.
Edvardodo said that one of the boat’s engines stopped working when a large wave spun it. He jumped into the sea as the ship capsized and only had time to put on his life jacket. The ship sank, he said, when the typhoon Maysak He passed through the area. The survivor said he did not see other crew members while waiting for help.
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs reported that it is tracking searches and information on the case from the consulate in Osaka, Japan.
Typhoon Maysak, equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane (on a scale of up to 5), hit the East China Sea with winds exceeding 200 km / h, triggering a second typhoon, Haishen, which is expected to continue. gaining strength this week and continue to Kyushu, in southern Japan.
Livestock transport
The ship was tasked with transporting livestock by Australia-based Australasian Global Exports, which said it was in contact with the families of some crew members, as well as local authorities.
“Our thoughts and prayers also go out to the ship’s officers, crew, other employees and their families,” the company wrote in a statement.
The New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries announced, in turn, that it was temporarily suspending exports of live cattle, adding “wanting to understand what happened” with this ship.
* Com ANSA and RFI
