JAPAN SAVES FILIPINO SEAMAN AS CATTLE SHIP BOUND FOR CHINA SINKS

A lone Filipino seaman has been rescued from the dark waters of the Pacific Ocean after a cargo ship with 43 people aboard went missing during Typhoon Maysak, according to the Japan Coast Guard, Brad Lendon reported for CNN on September 3, 2020.

The Gulf Livestock 1 transmitted a distress signal early Wednesday when it was about 185 kilometers (115 miles) west of Amami Oshima island, about midway between Okinawa and Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island.

The area in the East China Sea was being battered by the powerful typhoon, equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane with winds of at least 130 mph, at the time the ship went missing. The rescued sailor was found late Wednesday, after more than half a day in the water. He was in good condition, the Coast Guard said.

The 133.6-meter-long (438 foot) ship, crewed by 39 Filipinos, two New Zealanders and two Australians, was sailing from Napier, New Zealand, to Tangshan, China, according to the authorities in Japan, New Zealand and Australia. The Panamanian-flagged ship left New Zealand on August 17 with a cargo of more than 5,800 cows, according to New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.