Livestock ship carrying 42 crew, 5,800 cows sinks off Japan's coast

[Zorro]

Source: LA Times

Japan’s coast guard was searching Thursday for a livestock ship carrying more than 40 crew members and nearly 6,000 head of cattle, rescuing at least one survivor who said the vessel sank during rough weather a day earlier off a southern Japanese island.

The Filipino crew member was rescued late Wednesday after Japanese navy surveillance aircraft spotted him wearing a life vest and waving while bobbing in the water.

The man, who is in good health, told rescuers that the ship capsized before sinking, coast guard regional spokesman Yuichiro Higashi said.

The survivor, a chief officer, said he quickly put on a life jacket and jumped into the sea, following an instruction in an onboard emergency announcement. He has not seen any other crew members since then, Higashi said.

Read more: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-09-03/livestock-ship-crew-sinks-off-japan-coast

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Sad. Live Cattle must make for a shifty cargo

[greenjar_01]

2. Horrible...rogue wave?

Must have been pretty bad to capsize a ship capable of carrying 6000 head of cattle.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. There are 2 typhoons in that area just pummeling Japan and South Korea

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147211/typhoon-maysak-batters-south-korea

[dalton99a]

3. Gulf Livestock 1:

The Gulf Livestock 1 was reportedly transporting cattle from Napier, New Zealand to Tangshan, China. The vessel was built in 2002 and registered in Panama. It is owned by Dubai-based Gulf Navigation.

In late July, the Philippine Navy rendered assistance to the Gulf Livestock 1 after it lost propulsion off Balut Island in Southern Philippines. Repairs were eventually completed without incident.

[Roy Rolling]

4. 6,000 "Head" of Cattle

Livestock. Not cows. Anything but calling the animals by their species name.

Transporting animals for slaughter is fraught with peril. Better to not do it in the first place, but that is just my standard rant and not related to the tragedy. May the families find peace in the tragic loss of their loved ones.

And those who profit from the suffering of silent animals always face obstacles in their violent path.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

6. Cows is not the species name.

Cows are female cattle.
Species name is actually Bos taurus.

[Sneederbunk]

8. Cowboys are bi?

[OneCrazyDiamond]

10. LOL, Some are I am sure.

It takes all kinds.

[sl8]

9. It says "cows" in the title and in the body.

What's wrong with using "cattle", anyway? If anything, it seems more accurate then "cows".

[Kali]

13. say what?

cattle is what they are. cows are adult female cattle. species name is Taurus.

did the article say they were being transported for slaughter? seems it would be more efficient to transport meat after slaughter. maybe they were being transported for some other reason.

your last sentence is probably a non-sequitur

[Hassin Bin Sober]

16. I take your word for it

[Kali]

19. LOL

[iluvtennis]

5. Oh no, this is so tragic.

[jeffreyi]

7. Someday, if we survive, if we evolve...

Maybe this kind of thing will no longer be possible.

[Coventina]

22. I wish we'd evolve already. Horrific and needless death.

No cattle ship, no human victims.

My sympathies are entirely with the cattle, in this instance.

[2naSalit]

11. Yikes.

A feeding frenzy of sharks sure to come soon. I think there is/was a major cyclone in the area..?

[Bayard]

12. The ship capsized

Can you imagine the terror of all those cattle in little cages, plunging into the sea, with no way to escape?

[Raine]

20. Heartbreaking 😪

I love animals so much, this makes me so sad.

[Mendocino]

21. During Hurricane Florence in 2018,

3.4 million chickens and turkeys, 5500 pigs drowned in NC.

[Coventina]

23. All needless deaths.

STOP RAISING ANIMALS FOR SLAUGHTER!!

[Dial H For Hero]

25. People (myself included) like to eat meat.

STOP RAISING ANIMALS FOR SLAUGHTER!!

Not going to happen.

[Sapient Donkey]

14. Only a single survivor?

Drowning seems like such a horrible way to die. Not just for the crew, but also for the livestock.

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. One other has been found, but he died in hospital

Japan coastguard says second person found from capsized cattle ship has died

A second survivor from a cargo ship carrying 6,000 cattle that capsized off south-west Japan has died after being pulled from the water unconscious.

The Japanese coastguard said the man had been unresponsive when he was found about 75 miles (125km) north-northwest of Amami Oshima island and transferred to a hospital.

The dead crew member, who has not been named, was found in the water at 6:30am Japan time on Friday and rescued at 7:16am, 120km from Amani Oshima, the coastguard said.

A life jacket and cattle carcass were also collected from the same area, the coastguard said, adding that the search continued for a further 41 other crew members.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/04/japanese-coastguard-no-sign-crew-missing-gulf-livestock-1-cattle-ship-capsized-typhoon

[Mendocino]

15. Cattle

is the general term for domestic bovines.

Cow is a female cattle over the age of 3 that has given birth.

Heifers are females that haven't given birth.

Calves under the age of 1, male or female.

Bulls are un-castrated males.

Steers are castrated males.

Oxen are castrated males that are used as draft animals.

[generalbetrayus]

18. The survivor was a chief officer.

I wonder if most of the crew was in the giant cage apparatus with the cows when it capsized and couldn't get out in time. I hope they find more survivors.

As for the cows, will I be booted from Democratic Underground for suggesting that Devin Nunes hold a moment of silence for the cows on the House floor?