Typhoon Maysak Causes Disappearance of Ship Carrying 43 Crew Members and Thousands of Cattle in the East China Sea

Japanese Authorities Rescue One Filipino Crew Member...42 Missing
Rescued Crew Member: "After the Engine Stopped, the Ship Capsized Due to Waves"

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Due to the impact of Typhoon No. 9 'Maysak,' a cargo ship carrying 43 crew members and approximately 5,800 cattle went missing in the East China Sea, Bloomberg News reported on the 3rd.

Japanese authorities have so far rescued one Filipino crew member who was on board the ship, but the whereabouts of the remaining crew members are still unknown.

On the same day, the Japanese Ministry of Defense and the Japan Coast Guard announced that the Panama-registered cargo ship 'Gulf Livestock 1,' weighing 11,947 tons, sent a distress signal around 1:45 a.m. the previous day.

At the time the distress signal was received, the vessel was approximately 185 km west of Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, in the East China Sea.

The ship was transporting cattle from New Zealand to China when it encountered Typhoon Maysak.

The Japanese Ministry of Defense stated that a naval reconnaissance aircraft discovered and rescued one Filipino crew member who had fallen into the water the previous evening.

This crew member is the chief officer of the vessel and is reported to be in stable condition.

He stated that after the ship's engine stopped, it capsized due to the waves, and he did not see any other crew members until he was rescued.

Among the 42 missing crew members, 38 are Filipino, 2 are Australian, and 2 are New Zealanders.

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