Manila Bulletin
Search for missing crew of cattle ship called off
The Japanese Coast Guard has ceased full-time search operations for the missing freighter Gulf Livestock 1 and its 43 crew members in the East China Sea.
The search has transitioned to usual patrol arrangements as the vessel has not been traced since September 5, 2020.
The freighter, carrying nearly 6,000 cows from New Zealand to China, issued a distress signal on September 2.
The crew includes 39 Filipinos, two New Zealanders, an Australian, and a Singaporean.
Two Filipino crew members were rescued alive, and a third Filipino national was found dead.
Survivors reported that the ship capsized and sank after one of its engines stalled and it was hit by a huge wave during Typhoon Maysak (or Haishen).
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Search and rescue operations for the 40 missing crew of the capsized Gulf Livestock 1 in the East China Sea remain suspended by the Japanese Coast Guard due to Typhoon Haishen.
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The Panamanian-registered MV Gulf Livestock 1, carrying approximately 6,000 cows and 43 crew members (39 Filipinos), sank in the East China Sea after issuing a distress signal amidst Typhoon Maysak.
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Families of the 36 Filipino seafarers missing from the sunken Gulf Livestock 1 have requested that search and rescue operations continue.
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Jay-Nel Rosales, a Filipino crew member of the capsized cattle ship Gulf Livestock 1, has been rescued off the coast of Japan.
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