The Japanese Coast Guard has found dozens of dead cows carried by the livestock vessel that disappeared off the East China Coast.
A Filipino crew member believed to be onboard Gulf Livestock 1, a cargo ship carrying livestock and dozens of crew members that went missing after issuing a distress signal due to Typhoon Maysak, is rescued by a Japan Coast Guard boat during their search and rescue operation at the East China Sea, to the west of Amami Oshima island in southwestern Japan, in this handout photo taken on September 2, 2020 and provided by Japan Coast Guard. Photo: Japan Coast Guard/Reuters
Rescuers are still searching for survivors, including two New Zealanders, from the Gulf Livestock 1, which was carrying 43 crew and almost 6000 cattle when an engine failed in a typhoon two days ago.
Just one survivor - a Filipino crew member - has been found.
Māni Dunlop.spoke to the ABC's correspondent in Tokyo, Jake Sturmer.
