Missing live export ship with two Australians and thousands of cattle believed to have capsized

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the families of two Australian crew members on board the vessel.

A Filipino crewmember of a Panamanian cargo ship is rescued by Japanese Coast Guard members in the waters off the Amami Oshima Source: The 10th Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters

There are grave fears for two Australians who were on board a livestock ship that has capsized in stormy weather in the East China Sea.

The pair, understood to be a vet and a stockhandler, were among 43 crew on board the Jordanian vessel Gulf Livestock 1 which was en route to China from New Zealand.

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