A cargo ship, which carried 43 crew members and nearly 6,000 cows, sank after encountering a typhoon in the East China Sea, one of the rescued survivors said on Thursday.&nbsp;

The Gulf Livestock 1 made a distress call early on Wednesday from a position 185 kilometres (115 miles) west of Japan's Amami Oshima island when Typhoon Maysak was approaching towards them, causing strong winds and heavy showers.&nbsp;

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On Wednesday night (Tokyo time), coastguards located one survivor Sareno Edvarodo, who jumped off the ship wearing a life jacked after the ship issued an alert.&nbsp;

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The 45-year-old survivor from the Philippines said one the cargo ship's engines stalled and later the waves capsized the ship, a coastguard said in a statement.

He also said he did not see any other crew members alive seeking rescue help.&nbsp;

Presently, three coast guard vessels, five aeroplanes and two divers had been deployed to conduct the search-and-rescue operation, the Japanese coastguard said.&nbsp;

Rhe ship which departed from New Zealand and heading towards China, carried 39 Filipinos, two New Zealanders and two Australians, along with 5,800 cows.&nbsp;

The Philippines government said it was working with the coastguard to find the missing crew members ahead of another typhoon that is likely to hit the region.&nbsp;

(With AFP, Reuters inputs) 
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A cargo ship, which carried 43 crew members and nearly 6,000 cows, sank after encountering a typhoon in the East China Sea, one of the rescued survivors said on Thursday.

A cargo ship, which carried 43 crew members and nearly 6,000 cows, sank after encountering a typhoon in the East China Sea, one of the rescued survivors said on Thursday. The Gulf Livestock 1 made a distress call early on Wednesday from a position 185 kilometres (115 miles) west of Japan's Amami Oshima island when Typhoon Maysak was approaching towards them, causing strong winds and heavy showers. Also read | North Korea leader Kim Jon-un says Typhoon Bavi caused 'little damage' On Wednesday night (Tokyo time), coastguards located one survivor Sareno Edvarodo, who jumped off the ship wearing a life jacked after the ship issued an alert. Also read | Typhoon 'Vongfong' strikes Philippines, over 150,000 people being evacuated The 45-year-old survivor from the Philippines said one the cargo ship's engines stalled and later the waves capsized the ship, a coastguard said in a statement. He also said he did not see any other crew members alive seeking rescue help. Presently, three coast guard vessels, five aeroplanes and two divers had been deployed to conduct the search-and-rescue operation, the Japanese coastguard said. Rhe ship which departed from New Zealand and heading towards China, carried 39 Filipinos, two New Zealanders and two Australians, along with 5,800 cows. The Philippines government said it was working with the coastguard to find the missing crew members ahead of another typhoon that is likely to hit the region. (With AFP, Reuters inputs)

One person rescued after cargo ship with 43 people sank off Japan due to typhoon

Four crew members were missing Sunday after their steel-carrying cargo ship sank following an overnight collision with another ship off Japan, a coastguard official said.

Japan-flagged cargo ships Senshomaru and Sumihomaru collided around 2:10 am Sunday (1710 GMT Saturday) in Pacific waters off Chiba prefecture, the official said.

"Senshomaru seems to have sunk at the scene of the collision. Coastguard patrol boat Matsushima rescued the captain of Senshomaru, but four others -- the rest of the ship's crew members -- remain missing," local coastguard official Hiromitsu Kawaguchi told AFP.

All four crew on the 499-tonne Sumihomaru were safe, there were no details immediately available about the scale of the damage it had suffered.

Dense fog was covering the area at the time of the accident, Kawaguchi said, adding that oil had been seen in the water around the collision.

The Senshomaru was carrying 1,600 tonnes of steel from Kashima in eastern Japan to Osaka, Japan's western commercial hub, he said.

The coastguard launched five patrol vessels, a helicopter, and a special search-and-rescue unit to find the missing men, while also another special unit was working to contain the oil leak, he said.&nbsp;

The captain and the missing crew members are all Japanese men, he added.

Four crew members were missing Sunday after their steel-carrying cargo ship sank following an overnight collision with another ship off Japan, a coastguard official said.

Four crew members were missing Sunday after their steel-carrying cargo ship sank following an overnight collision with another ship off Japan, a coastguard official said. Japan-flagged cargo ships Senshomaru and Sumihomaru collided around 2:10 am Sunday (1710 GMT Saturday) in Pacific waters off Chiba prefecture, the official said. "Senshomaru seems to have sunk at the scene of the collision. Coastguard patrol boat Matsushima rescued the captain of Senshomaru, but four others -- the rest of the ship's crew members -- remain missing," local coastguard official Hiromitsu Kawaguchi told AFP. All four crew on the 499-tonne Sumihomaru were safe, there were no details immediately available about the scale of the damage it had suffered. Dense fog was covering the area at the time of the accident, Kawaguchi said, adding that oil had been seen in the water around the collision. The Senshomaru was carrying 1,600 tonnes of steel from Kashima in eastern Japan to Osaka, Japan's western commercial hub, he said. The coastguard launched five patrol vessels, a helicopter, and a special search-and-rescue unit to find the missing men, while also another special unit was working to contain the oil leak, he said. The captain and the missing crew members are all Japanese men, he added.

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One person rescued after cargo ship with 43 people sank off Japan due to typhoon

Four missing after cargo ship sinks off Japan