HUNT FOR SURVIVORS

Second Person Rescued From Missing Cattle Ship Bound for China Dies

The ship’s rescued chief officer said it lost engine power and capsized after being hit by a giant wave.

A second survivor of a 43-member crew who was rescued from a missing ship that set off from New Zealand for China more than two weeks ago has died. The unnamed crew member was found unconscious in the water and taken to a hospital but later died, Kyodo News reported. Authorities have been unable to locate the Gulf Livestock 1, which was carrying 5,800 cattle, for two days now. The Japanese Coast Guard rescued one survivor on Wednesday, the ship’s chief officer Sareno Edvarodo, who said the ship lost engine power and capsized after being hit by an enormous wave in the East China Sea. A typhoon, Masak, is active in the region, and strong winds and rain have reportedly hamstrung the search effort.