The Gulf Livestock 1

‘Missing Ship Crew’ Search for the Gulf Livestock 1 Resumes

  • The Gulf Livestock 1 left New Zealand carrying 5,800 cows to Tangshan, when it  sent a distress signal while it was sailing in stormy conditions in the East China Sea as a typhoon passed the area. 
  • The rescue mission was halted temporarily due to a second typhoon.
  • The total crew included 39 from the Philippines, two from New Zealand and two from Australia.
  • The second phase of searching by the Japanese coast guard is underway.

Japanese coast guard ships resumed searching on Tuesday for a...

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Livestock Carrier With 43 Crew Missing After Typhoon

A livestock carrier with 43 crew members on board after a distress signal was sent from the vessel is missing, reports the Maritime Bulletin.

What happened?

The Gulf Livestock 1 was reportedly transporting cattle from Napier, New Zealand to Tangshan, China.

Reports say the Gulf Livestock 1 issued distress signal at 0145 Tokyo time Sep 2 in East China sea, some 100 nm west of Amami Archipelago, part of the Ryukyu Islands southwest of Kyushu.

There were 5,800 cattle on board.  The ship is reported to...

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