Posted on 09/03/2020 5:28:48 AM PDT by NachOsten
Typhoon Maysak - which is named after the Cambodian word for a tree - has made landfall in South Korea, with gusts of almost 90 miles per hour. The typhoon whipped across the East China Sea and is believed to have wrecked at least one ship.
A ship carrying 5,800 heads of cattle from New Zealand appears to have foundered in the East China Sea.
The Gulf Livestock 1, which had a crew of 43, left Napier in New Zealand last month and was en route to the Chinese port of Tangshan.
Gulf Livestock 1, carrying 5800 cattle out of New Zealand, vanishes after captain sailed it directly into Typhoon Maysak. Forty three crew missing, made up of 39 Filipino, two New Zealanders and one Australian & one Singaporean
The ship-tracking website MarineTraffic.com said it was sailing into high winds when it vanished 100 miles west of the Japanese island of Amami Oshima.
A Filipino crewman, Sareno Edavorodo, was rescued from the sea but the other crew members - including 38 from the Philippines, two from New Zealand and two Australians - are still missing. Two men watch the waves during swells brought by the approaching typhoon Maysak on Haeundae beach in Busan on September 2, 2020. - Flights were grounded in South Korea and storm warnings issued on both sides of the Korean peninsula as a typhoon forecast to be one of the most powerful in years made its approach.
Two men watch the waves during swells brought by the approaching typhoon Maysak on Haeundae beach in Busan on September 2, 2020. - Flights were grounded in South Korea and storm warnings issued on both sides of the Korean peninsula as a typhoon forecast to be one of the most powerful in years made its approach.
Mr Edavorodo, 45, was the ship’s chief officer and he has told the Japanese coastguard the ship lost an engine before it was hit by a giant wave and flipped over.
A Japanese coastguard spokesman said when the ship capsized the crew were instructed to put on lifejackets but Mr Edvarodo said he jumped into the ocean and did not see any of his colleagues in the water.
Livestock carrier goes missing in the East China Sea
The GULF LIVESTOCK 1 has disappeared, probably hit by high waves & strong winds caused by typhoon #MAYSAK, our data shows. The search for the livestock carrier in load began as concern for the safety of 43 crew onboard rises
Three ships and five planes are searching a large stretch of the East China Sea between Japan, Taiwan, China and South Korea.
The Gulf Livestock 1 is a Panamanian-flagged vessel which was built in 2002 and is reportedly owned by a Jordanian company.
Margaret Macdonald, from the New Zealand animal rights organisation SAFE, said the disaster highlighted the dangers of the live animal export trade.
She said: "These cows should never have been at sea. This is a real crisis, and our thoughts are with the families of the 43 crew who are missing with the ship. But questions remain, including why this trade is allowed to continue."
SAFE is campaigning for cattle and other animals to be slaughtered in New Zealand and exported as frozen carcasses. But most consumers in China prefer fresh beef and lamb, rather than frozen meat, hence the live meat exports.
New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries has temporarily suspended live cattle exports.
Another typhoon - nicknamed Haishen - is reportedly brewing south of Japan and is expected to hit the Korean coast on Sunday, 6 September.
Position Received: 2020-08-21 09:36 UTC
Vessel is Out-of-Range
Area: EAUS - Coral Sea
Current Port: -
Latitude / Longitude: -3.28242° / 152.2285°
Status: Underway using Engine
Speed/Course: 13.4 kn / 329 °
AIS Source: 1394 MRCC NOUMEA
Were they going to the NOW Convention, or home from the NOW Convention?
WHO in today’s world sails a high-freeboard cargo ship into a typhoon?
6,000? The cows on the cruise ships I’ve been on had nicer accommodations.
Well, that ship doesn’t look very cozy... :-)
The sharks will eat well tonight....
Surf and turf.
Imagine the smell.........................
This is a tragedy for all concerned. Because of cultural preferences, these people and the animals drowned. ..............
Well, to be fair, it’s a dangerous job. And a lot of the stuff they transport is not “absolutely necessary”. But there is a good paycheck at the end and, truth be told, you’ll probably be fine. But every now and then...
Don't ask McDonalds, they're still on their first 50.
Ooh, that smell
Can’t you smell that smell?
Ooh, that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
Yeah
A ship carrying 5,800 heads of cattle from New Zealand appears to have foundered in the East China Sea.
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Surf ‘n Turf
Salted beef.
What an idiot.
Too bad he took so many lives with him.
The Australians and New Zealanders also ship live sheep to the Persian Gulf countries. They like their mutton & lamb fresh also.
“WHO in today’s world sails a high-freeboard cargo ship into a typhoon?”
Look up El Faro. There are a couple of books on her.
I do not think I want to be downwind of this ship.
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