The Gulf Livestock 1 ship along with its crew vanished in the East China Sea shortly after sending a distress signal early on Wednesday.
This is the haunting moment the first recovered survivor of a missing cargo ship asks rescuers: ‘I’m the only one?’
Filipino chief officer Edvardo Sareno, 45, was rescued later that day, telling coast guard officials the ship stalled when an engine stopped and then capsized after being hit by a powerful broadside wave. Earlier, coast guard rescuers found a man who was unconscious and floating face down about 75 miles northwest of the island.Takahiro Yamada, a senior spokesman for the regional coastguard, said the man, whose nationality and crew status is unknown, later died after being taken to hospital.
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. The total crew included 39 from the Philippines, two from New Zealand and two from Australia.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 when the ship disappeared.
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