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A Filipino crewman believed to be aboard the Gulf Livestock 1, a cargo ship carrying cattle and dozens of crew members who went missing after issuing a distress signal due to Typhoon Maysak, is rescued by a ship from The Japan Coast Guard during their search and rescue operation in the East China Sea, west of Amami Oshima Island in southwestern Japan, in this brochure photo taken on September 2, 2020 and provided by the Guard Coastal Japan. Picture taken September 2, 2020. 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters – Japan Coast Guard / Brochure via REUTERS.
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The two Filipino seafarers rescued in Japan after their cargo ship sank came from Cebu, the labor department confirmed.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), in a statement published on Saturday, September 5, announced that it had confirmed the identities of the two survivors of the ill-fated ship.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said the first survivor rescued from the capsized Gulf Livestock 1 ship was identified as Eduardo Sareno, the ship’s chief officer, and from the southern city of Oslob in Cebu.
The second survivor, DOLE said, was Jay-Nel Rosales, 30, a deck team and also from Cebu.
Bello said both Sareno and Rosales were able to contact their families here after the Japanese Coast Guard found them floating in the waters off southwestern Japan.
Added that Rosales, who was taken to Kagoshima-ken Kenritsu Ooshima Hospital for a full medical checkup, was already able to speak with his family in Cebu.
Meanwhile, DOLE said Sareno remained in the hospital and will be taken to a hotel for his quarantine later this week.
The agency also reported receiving information from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) indicating that authorities have discovered a third body, believed to be that of another Filipino crew.
“We are updating the families of our unfortunate Filipino crew members every time we receive information from the Japanese Coast Guard that is aware of the search and rescue operation,” added Bello.
Bello also said that DOLE pledged to provide “all necessary assistance to the survivors and families of the missing Filipino crew.”
“We are in contact with the closest family members of the crew and we are giving them all the help we can provide, including the latest information on the search and rescue operation of our kababayos being carried out by the Japanese authorities,” he said.
On Wednesday, September 3, Gulf Livestock 1, flying the Panamanian flag, sent distress signals off Amami Oshima Island, in southwestern Japan, after being caught by Typhoon Maysak.
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The ship had a total of 43 crew members, consisting of 39 Filipinos, two Australians and two New Zealand nationals, and was carrying 6,000 head of cattle from New Zealand to China.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) also announced on Saturday that the Japanese Coast Guard temporarily suspended search and rescue operations as Typhoon 10, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Kristine (international name: Haishen), approaches Japan. / ###
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