Horrific images have emerged showing water pouring into the doomed Gulf Livestock 1 which has not been seen since it sailed into a typhoon.
The man, identified as a deckhand, was reached by a patrol boat and was alone in the raft. He was able to walk unassisted, the coastguard said.
A 30-year-old Philippine national, the second survivor of the capsized cattle ship 'Gulf Livestock 1', is seen on a life raft. Picture: Japan Coast Guard, 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters via Getty Images.A man being rescued from a life raft by coast guards, about 2 kilometres north-northwest of Kodakarajima island of Kagoshima prefecture. Picture: AFP Photo/Japan Coastguards.After he was moved to a larger boat and wrapped with blankets, he asked for water and thanked his rescuers.
“He told her there was an engine failure but they were able to restart it after an hour,” Fredelyne Sanchez said.
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