Posted on 09/04/2020 10:10:44 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A second crew member has been found alive from a ship carrying livestock that capsized and sank during a typhoon off the southern coast of Japan. But another storm expected to hit the area over the weekend is likely to hamper the search for 40 other people still missing.
The Gulf Livestock 1, a 450-foot ship with a cargo of some 5,800 cows en route from New Zealand to China, issued a distress call early Wednesday Japan time near the island of Amami Oshima, north of Okinawa. The ship's "mayday" was sent from an area affected by Typhoon Maysak, a powerful Category 4 storm.
Japan's coast guard said Friday that it had rescued Jay-nel Rosals, a 30-year-old Filipino deckhand. Another crew member, chief officer Edvardo Sareno, who was initially identified as Sareno Edvarodo, was located on Wednesday.
Rosals was wearing a life jacket and floating in a raft, the coast guard said without elaborating on his condition.
The two found alive are among the 39 crew listed as being from the Philippines. Two others are from New Zealand and two from Australia.
Earlier, a third crew member, who was not identified, was recovered from the water unconscious and facedown, a spokesman for the coast guard said, according to The Associated Press. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Searchers also said they had found a fuel slick on the sea surface and dozens of floating animal carcasses.
After Sareno's rescue on Wednesday, he told rescuers that the Gulf Livestock 1 was hit broadside by a large wave, capsized and sank. He managed to jump overboard wearing a life jacket but said he did not see any others escape from the sinking ship.
He reportedly asked rescuers: "I'm the only one?"
"I'm so sorry ... [I'm] so lucky," Sareno said, according to the AP.
The Panamanian-flagged vessel is owned and operated by the United Arab Emirates-based Gulf Navigation, which issued a statement about the disaster that was carried by media on Friday.
"Our hearts go out to those onboard and their families at this time," a Gulf Navigation spokesman said. "We also express deep regret for the sad loss of the livestock onboard. We are monitoring the situation closely and working closely with those involved in rescue efforts. We pray that there are other survivors."
Typhoon Haishen, bearing down on the same general area affected by Typhoon Maysak earlier this week, was likely to complicate the search for any remaining survivors. Japan's Meteorological Agency forecasts that by Sunday, Haishen will pass near Okinawa, just south of where the Gulf Livestock 1 went down. The JMA said the storm has the potential to be even more dangerous than Maysak.
I read about that. No doubt with the typhoon there, some pretty heavy seas.
With all the modern Technology we have today tracking Weather Conditions, how can something like this even happen?
Sounds like Captain Error to me.
Joe Biden to meet and console the family members of the
Missing and deceased cattle.
Black Cows Matter!..................
Joe would probably sell China the US cattle industry as long as Hunter gets a cut.
When I was station onboard the U.S.S. Independence-62 while forward deployed to Japan I rode thru 3 Typhoons and they are no joke as we took Green(Sea Water)over the Flight Deck several times. Super Typhoon and Cyclones make Hurricanes look like the JV Team.
Swimming lessons pay off.
Insurance job?
No. Sounds like the shipping company did not want to pay fees for late delivery or dead cows.
Oh dear, only 2 recovered and another who died? Terrible!
I saw a documentary once about disasters at sea. The area south of Japan has had numerous catastrophes. Supposedly Typhoons can change direction suddenly and begin moving in a different direction. This can make attempts to go around them difficult.
“Sounds like Captain Error to me.”
Most likely told to go or he would be fired scenario.
I'd check the charts and see where the carcases might land.
Wouldn't salty sea water preserve the meat to a degree ?
>>>No. Sounds like the shipping company did not want to pay fees for late delivery or dead cows<<<
If so, they chose poorly.
As a tin can sailor that’s rode out typhoons off of Japan back in the 60’s, I can tell you it was one more ride. And like your carrier, the carrier we were escorting, I think it was the Kittyhawk, took green water over the flight deck.
As to us on tin cans, you can only imagine what it was like. Green water you say? To someone on the carrier, we must have looked more like a submarine than a destroyer.
Thank you for your service.
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