China News Service, September 4 According to Reuters, a Panamanian cargo ship carrying 43 people disappeared on the 2nd in the waters near Amami Oshima, Japan.
On the 4th, the second crew member of the ship was rescued but died in the end.
The Japan Coast Guard said on the 4th that a crew member of the ship was salvaged from the sea on the same day. He had fallen into a coma at the time and was sent to the hospital but eventually died.
Earlier, a crew member on the cargo ship was rescued on the 3rd.
Currently, the search for the remaining 41 crew members continues.
The Japan Coast Guard said that the cargo ship sent a distress signal at about 1:45 am local time on the 2nd.
The location of the signal was in the sea about 185 kilometers west of Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture.
The Japan Meteorological Agency stated that the waters near Amami Oshima were in the area affected by Typhoon Mesak.
Subsequently, the Japan Coast Guard and others launched search and rescue operations.
The Ministry of Defense of Japan said that on the night of the 3rd local time, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force found a Filipino crew member wearing a life jacket floating in the sea.
It is said that the rescued person is in good health and is not life-threatening.
According to reports, there were 43 crew members on board the missing cargo ship, who were from Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines.