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Missing cattle export ship: Second survivor found, typhoon set to strike search area

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A rescued crew member from the cargo ship speaks to Japanese Coast Guard members after being rescued.

A rescued crew member from the cargo ship speaks to Japanese Coast Guard members after being rescued.

Japan's coast guard has rescued a second survivor in waters where a ship carrying thousands of cows from New Zealand is believed to have sunk during stormy weather, officials said.

Two New Zealanders were onboard.

Hours earlier, an unconscious crew member was also recovered but later died.

The survivor, Jay-nel Rosals, a Filipino deckhand, was wearing a life jacket and floating in a raft north of Amami Oshima island in the East China Sea, where rescuers have been searching for the Gulf Livestock 1 ship and its missing crew since it sent a distress signal early Wednesday.

Coast guard rescuers earlier Friday found an unconscious man who was floating face down about 120 kilometers (75 miles) northwest of the island. The man, whose identity was unknown, was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, said Takahiro Yamada, a spokesman for the regional coast guard headquarters.

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He said rescuers also spotted dozens of cow carcasses floating in the area.

Another Filipino crew member, Chief Officer Edvardo Sareno, was rescued late Wednesday. Coast guard video showed rescuers carefully maneuvering their boat in choppy waters to pluck Sareno from the water. He told them the ship stalled when an engine stopped, then capsized after being hit broadside by a powerful wave and sank.

Sareno Edvardo after being plucked from the sea. Photo / Japan Coast Guard
Sareno Edvardo after being plucked from the sea. Photo / Japan Coast Guard

His wife, Catherine Sareno, a schoolteacher, said she was so worried about her husband that she prayed all night, rosary in hand, after learning the ship sank in stormy weather.
"Now I feel like I don't want him to leave again," she told ABS-CBN News.

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The 11,947-ton ship, its 43 crew and 5,800 cows left New Zealand in mid-August heading to Tangshan on China's eastern coast.

New Zealand officials said Friday they were temporarily suspending any new approvals for the export of live cows following the incident. The Ministry for Primary Industries said in a statement it "wants to understand what happened on the sailing of the Gulf Livestock 1."

Rescuers on Friday found traces of fuel on the surface of the sea in the area, a sign of the ship's submersion.

The total crew included 39 from the Philippines, two from New Zealand and two from
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Liezyl Pitogo, the wife of one of the missing Filipino crewmen, Lindon Pitogo, told ABS-CBN News in Manila on Friday that she was "asking for help to be able to get updates and help for the rescue. It's difficult for somebody like me for a day to pass without any news."

The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said the country is coordinating with the ship owner and the Japanese coast guard. It said it remains hopeful that other Filipino crew members will soon be found.

Rescuers in four boats, an aircraft as well as divers joined Friday's search operations. A bundle of orange rope and a life jacket carrying the ship's name were also recovered, according to a coast guard statement.

Typhoon Maysak was blowing by southern Japan at the time of the sinking. The ship's automated tracker showed it sailing in high winds of 58 knots (66 miles or 107 kilometers per hour) at its last known position, according to the ship-tracking website MarineTraffic.com.

"Our hearts go out to those onboard and their families at this time. We also express deep regret for the sad loss of the livestock on board," the ship's operator, Dubai-based Gulf Navigation Holdings PJSC, said in a statement. "We pray that there are other survivors."

The company, traded on the Dubai Financial Market, says it owns and operates chemical tankers, livestock vessels and other ships.

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Another typhoon set to strike search area

The Japanese Coast Guard spent the day conducting a large air and sea search for the vessel or any crew members.

There are three coast guard vessels, five planes and specially trained divers involved in the search-and-rescue mission.

However, the operation is expected to face more challenges with another typhoon forecast to pass right through the search area on Sunday, according to local forecasters.

It has been reported as the third strongest ever recorded typhoon to strike, as Japan currently faces its annual typhoon season.

The 11,947-ton Gulf Livestock 1 cargo vessel. Photo / File
The 11,947-ton Gulf Livestock 1 cargo vessel. Photo / File

The second massive storm will potentially limit the time the coast guard can continue to search.

The ship, which was charged by Australia-based Australasian Global Exports to carry livestock, was travelling from Napier in New Zealand to the Chinese port of Tangshan.

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Australasian Global Exports said it was in contact with the families of some of the crew, as well as with local authorities, but offered no further details.

"Our thoughts and prayers are also with the ship's officers, crew and other personnel and their families," it said.

Queensland vet Lukas Orda, who is married with a six-month-old son, has been named as one of the Australians on board the missing cargo ship.

Mr Orda studied at James Cook University and worked at the Gold Coast Equine Clinic before joining the cattle export ship as a veterinary officer in June.

The vet's last post was on June 24, writing, "And the first 20 day stretch of my trip starts....."

It was accompanied by a map showing he was travelling to Yantai, China from Port of Portland in Victoria.

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