Forty three crew, including two New Zealanders, were lost - as were nearly 6000 head of cattle - when the Gulf Livestock 1 sank in the East China Sea. Photo / Graham Flett / APBy RNZRules governing the export of live animals by ship will be toughened up by the Ministry for Primary Industries. That report was commissioned after the Gulf Livestock 1 sank in the East China Sea. Forty three crew, including two New Zealanders, were lost, as were nearly 6000 head of cattle. The Gulf Livestock 1, 42 crew and thousands of cows are still missing in the East China Sea.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 23, 2020 00:00 UTC