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A ship with 43 people and more than 5,800 head of cattle on board sank off the coast of Japan yesterday, the country’s Coast Guard said. So far, only one person has been rescued alive.
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.
According to international vehicles, a Filipino sailor on board was rescued at sea in good health.
Gulf Livestock 1 was 134 m 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.
Sareno Edvarodo, 45, the saved crew member, told rescuers the ship capsized before sinking.
The crew was instructed to don life jackets when the ship capsized, he said, adding that he had jumped into the water and had not seen any other crew members before being rescued.
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said it is following up on searches and case information 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.
* With information from Ansa
