[3] The vessel left Napier, New Zealand on 14 August, and was scheduled to arrive in the Port of Jingtang, Tangshan China on 3 September 2020.

[1][5] The first survivor recovered reported that the ship's sole main propulsion engine failed during rough seas caused by Typhoon Maysak, and the vessel later capsized after being struck by a wave.

[5] One of the New Zealanders was a stock handler and wilderness hunter guide named Lochie Bellerby.

On 2 September, one crew member, a 45-year-old Filipino chief officer, was rescued by the Japanese Coast Guard.

[1] On 4 September, a second crew member was found unresponsive in the water by the Coast Guard and died shortly after being rescued.