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MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday that 2 Filipino survivors of a cargo ship that sank off Japan in a storm earlier this week were already in contact with their families.
One of them was Eduardo Sareno, who was rescued by the Japanese Coast Guard after Gulf Livestock 1 sank near Amami Oshima Island.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Tokyo, the Consulate General of the Philippines in Osaka and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) continue to monitor the situation.
The DFA said it was coordinating with the owner of the Panamanian-flagged ship and the manning agency to extend support to Philippine seafarers and their families.
Meanwhile, the Japanese Coast Guard was forced to suspend its search and rescue operations for the missing sailors due to the expected arrival of a strong typhoon.
Typhoon 10, described as a violent storm, will hit Japan soon.
The sunken ship’s crew consisted of 39 Filipinos, 2 New Zealanders and 2 Australians. The ship was traveling from Napier in New Zealand to the Chinese port of Tangshan.
He issued a distress call early Wednesday when Typhoon Maysak passed through the area, prompting a desperate search for the 43 crew on board.
– With a report from Agence France-Presse
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