<p>Japan's coast guard said Friday they found a man floating face-down and unresponsive at sea as they searched for survivors from a ship that sank during a typhoon with 43 crew on board.</p>.<p>One survivor has so far been rescued from the ship, and early Friday morning, a coast guard vessel "discovered a man face-down adrift at sea," a statement said.</p>.<p>It was unclear if the man, described as "unconscious", was still alive as only a certified medical professional can declare someone dead in Japan.</p>.<p>"The rescued man... is currently being transported to Amami Oshima" island, around 120 kilometres (75 miles) away, the coast guard statement added.</p>.<p>The man was discovered as the coast guard continues to search for survivors from the Gulf Livestock 1, a cargo ship carrying nearly 6,000 cows, that sank off Japan's west coast as Typhoon Maysak passed through the area.</p>.<p>The ship sent a distress signal early on Wednesday, and the coast guard was able to rescue one survivor that evening -- a Filipino chief officer who was found bobbing in the open ocean in a lifejacket.</p>.<p>Dramatic photos and video released by the coast guard showed the 45-year-old floating in the darkness and being pulled onto a boat with a rope as rescuers battled violent, rolling waves.</p>.<p>He was quickly brought to a large vessel, where coast guard personnel with surgical masks and gloves wrapped him with blankets.</p>.<p>"Water," said the man, who identified himself as a Filipino in the video. "Thank you, thank you very much."</p>.<p>"I am the only one? No other one?" he asked.</p>.<p>The man told rescuers that he had put on a life jacket and dived into the sea after a warning announcement on board on Wednesday.</p>.<p>He said one of the boat's engines had stopped and a wave then overturned the ship, which later sank, the coast guard said in a statement.</p>.<p>There were no details on when and where the ship sank, but the man said he had not seen other crew members while waiting to be rescued.</p>.<p>A rubber boat was spotted late Wednesday in the area being searched for survivors, but the coast guard said they had not confirmed if it was linked to the ship.</p>.<p>The coast guard said Friday they had seen dead livestock, and retrieved a life jacket. Four coast guard vessels, a defence ministry plane and specially trained divers are involved in the search-and-rescue operation.</p>.<p>Japan is currently in its annual typhoon season, and a second massive storm is on course to arrive in the same area around Sunday, according to local forecasters, potentially limiting the time the coast guard can continue to search.</p>.<p>The ship was carrying a crew of 39 Filipinos, two New Zealanders and two Australians, and was travelling from Napier in New Zealand to the Chinese port of Tangshan.</p>.<p>It had experienced engine problems before: a 2019 observer report by Australian authorities noted that the boat was unable to manoeuvre for 25 hours after an issue with its main engine while en route to China.</p>.<p>New Zealand's Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) said Thursday it was temporarily suspending live cattle exports after the accident.</p>.<p>"MPI wants to understand what happened on the sailing of the Gulf Livestock 1," it said.</p>
<p>Japan's coast guard said Friday they found a man floating face-down and unresponsive at sea as they searched for survivors from a ship that sank during a typhoon with 43 crew on board.</p>.<p>One survivor has so far been rescued from the ship, and early Friday morning, a coast guard vessel "discovered a man face-down adrift at sea," a statement said.</p>.<p>It was unclear if the man, described as "unconscious", was still alive as only a certified medical professional can declare someone dead in Japan.</p>.<p>"The rescued man... is currently being transported to Amami Oshima" island, around 120 kilometres (75 miles) away, the coast guard statement added.</p>.<p>The man was discovered as the coast guard continues to search for survivors from the Gulf Livestock 1, a cargo ship carrying nearly 6,000 cows, that sank off Japan's west coast as Typhoon Maysak passed through the area.</p>.<p>The ship sent a distress signal early on Wednesday, and the coast guard was able to rescue one survivor that evening -- a Filipino chief officer who was found bobbing in the open ocean in a lifejacket.</p>.<p>Dramatic photos and video released by the coast guard showed the 45-year-old floating in the darkness and being pulled onto a boat with a rope as rescuers battled violent, rolling waves.</p>.<p>He was quickly brought to a large vessel, where coast guard personnel with surgical masks and gloves wrapped him with blankets.</p>.<p>"Water," said the man, who identified himself as a Filipino in the video. "Thank you, thank you very much."</p>.<p>"I am the only one? No other one?" he asked.</p>.<p>The man told rescuers that he had put on a life jacket and dived into the sea after a warning announcement on board on Wednesday.</p>.<p>He said one of the boat's engines had stopped and a wave then overturned the ship, which later sank, the coast guard said in a statement.</p>.<p>There were no details on when and where the ship sank, but the man said he had not seen other crew members while waiting to be rescued.</p>.<p>A rubber boat was spotted late Wednesday in the area being searched for survivors, but the coast guard said they had not confirmed if it was linked to the ship.</p>.<p>The coast guard said Friday they had seen dead livestock, and retrieved a life jacket. Four coast guard vessels, a defence ministry plane and specially trained divers are involved in the search-and-rescue operation.</p>.<p>Japan is currently in its annual typhoon season, and a second massive storm is on course to arrive in the same area around Sunday, according to local forecasters, potentially limiting the time the coast guard can continue to search.</p>.<p>The ship was carrying a crew of 39 Filipinos, two New Zealanders and two Australians, and was travelling from Napier in New Zealand to the Chinese port of Tangshan.</p>.<p>It had experienced engine problems before: a 2019 observer report by Australian authorities noted that the boat was unable to manoeuvre for 25 hours after an issue with its main engine while en route to China.</p>.<p>New Zealand's Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) said Thursday it was temporarily suspending live cattle exports after the accident.</p>.<p>"MPI wants to understand what happened on the sailing of the Gulf Livestock 1," it said.</p>