by Praveen Menon (Reuters) - New Zealand on Friday said it had introduced new requirements for the safe transport of livestock, after a cattle ship capsized in the East China Sea last month, killing almost all its crew and thousands of cows. Only two of the 43 crew members and more than 6,000 cattle onboard the Gulf Livestock 1, which was heading from New Zealand to China, … [Read more...]
Under Pressure, Shipowner Calls for Renewed Search for ‘Gulf Livestock 1’ Survivors
The shipowner of the Gulf Livestock 1 has requested for a renewed search for survivors following pressure from the families of the missing seafarers. In an online news conference on Wednesday, family members of the missing pleaded for the search to continue and expand to focus on the number of uninhabited islands in the area where the ship went down. The Panama-flagged … [Read more...]
Search for Gulf Livestock 1 Survivors Officially Suspended – Forty Crew, 5,800 Cows Lost
The search for survivors from the missing Gulf Livestock 1 has been called with two of the vessel's 43 crew members rescued, according to a statement from the ship owner on Thursday. The body of a third crew member has also been recovered. The Gulf Livestock 1 was lost September 2 during a voyage from Napier, New Zealand to Tangshan, China. The vessel is believed to have … [Read more...]
Search Suspended for Livestock Ship’s Missing Crew
TOKYO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Japan's coastguard on Saturday suspended its search for crew missing from a cattle ship in the East China Sea due to bad weather from a typhoon, a coastguard said. A third crewman from the Gulf Livestock 1 that capsized in a storm off Japan with a crew of 43 and a cargo of nearly 6,000 cattle, was found alive on Friday. The search continued … [Read more...]
‘I am praying’: Cattle Ship Captain’s Texts As Typhoon Builds
by Martin Petty (Reuters) - The last time Marielle June Chunanon heard from her partner Dante Addug aboard the storm-struck Gulf Livestock 1, he told her he was frightened, and praying for typhoon Maysak to pass. That message exchange between the Filipino couple was on Tuesday night, as a ferocious storm in the East China Sea battered the 130-metre (450-foot) ship, its 43 … [Read more...]