Japanese rescuers found a second crew member and multiple dead cows today in waters where a livestock ship capsized and sank during stormy weather two days earlier, coast guard officials said. The man, whose nationality and crew status is unknown, was being taken to a hospital on the island, regional coast guard official Rena Uchinomiya said. 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. A Filipino crew member who was safely rescued late Wednesday told rescuers the ship stalled when an engine stopped, then capsized after being hit by a powerful broadside wave and sank, coast guard officials said. The total crew included 39 from the Philippines, two from New Zealand and two from Australia.-AP

Source: The Standard September 04, 2020 04:07 UTC