Japanese Coast Guard cancels search for livestock carrier

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The Japanese Coast Guard has cancelled the active search for the lost livestock carrier, which sank last week, following a typhoon in the region.

It launched a search for the vessel last week.

The ship, named Gulf Livestock 1, was carrying 43 crew members and approximately 6,000 cows. It was on its way to China from New Zealand.

The livestock carrier sent a distress call when it was on the west side of the Amami Oshima island of Japan, following strong winds and rains in the region due to Typhoon...

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