Livestock ship carrying 42 crew missing off southern Japan

Japanese rescuers were searching Thursday for a livestock ship with 42 crew members on board that sent a distress signal during rough wear off sourn Japan.

Coast Guard safely rescued a Filipi crew member from waters late Wednesday after Japanese navy P-3C surveillance aircraft spotted man wearing a life vest and waving while bobbing up and down in water. crew member is able to walk and in good health, Coast Guard officials said.

11,947-ton Gulf Livestock 1 ship was carrying 5,800 cows west of western coast of Amami Oshima in East China Sea when it sent distress call in early hours of Wednesday.

cause of distress was t immediately kwn, but wear was rough in area due to Typhoon Maysak.

or crew include 38 from Philippines, two from New Zealand and ar two from Australia.

Panamanian ship left port of Nepier in rastern New Zealand on Tuesday and was on its way to port of Tangshan on China's eastern coast, Coast Guard officials said.

(Representative Im)