Japan's search for Pinoys, other crew of capsized cattle ship still suspended

Published September 7, 2020 9:48am Updated September 7, 2020 10:54am TOKYO - Japan's coast guard said on Monday that its search-and-rescue mission for 40 missing crew from a capsized cattle ship in the East China Sea remains suspended, with no timing set for resumption. So far, two crewmen—both Filipinos—have been rescued, while another died after being found unconscious on Friday. The crew was made up of 39 Filipinos, two New Zealand nationals, and two Australians. Their ship, the Gulf Livestock 1, had sent a distress call from the west of Amami Oshima island in southwestern Japan last Wednesday as Typhoon Maysak lashed the area with strong winds and heavy seas. The search was suspended due to bad weather on Saturday, when Typhoon Haishen was headed towards southwestern Japan. The ship had been carrying 43 crew members and nearly 6,000 cattle. The boat, which had experienced engine problems before, had been traveling from Napier in New Zealand to the Chinese port of Tangshan. The first survivor, Sareno Edvarodo, a 45-year-old chief officer, was rescued on Wednesday night, Japan's coast guard said. The second Filipino found alive was identified as Jay-Nel Rosales. He was found on a life raft. Meanwhile, the local manning agency of the Filipino crew aboard the Gulf Livestock 1 is requesting the Philippine government to ask help from other countries in finding the 36 still missing seafarers. Manning agency president Elias delos Reyes said they already reached out to President Rodrigo Duterte and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Delos Reyes said the manning agency suggested requesting help from Chinese and Korean governments to also conduct search and rescue operations since Gulf Livestock 1 went missing around international waters and not actually in Japan. —Reuters/KG, GMA News

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