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Searchers find body of 1 of 6 missing crew members from ship that overturned during typhoon
Divers recovered one crew member’s body as search teams continue looking for five missing sailors and an orange 12-person life raft.
- On Tuesday, the Coast Guard recovered the body of one crew member from the Mariana, a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
- The 145-foot Mariana notified the Coast Guard on April 15 that it lost its starboard engine during Super Typhoon Sinlaku and required assistance before losing contact.
- Divers used an underwater remotely operated drone to search the interior of the vessel, while authorities from the Japan Coast Guard further examined the ship.
- Coast Guard aircrews continue to search for five missing crewmen and an orange 12-person life raft in the vicinity of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Cmdr. Preston Hieb, search and rescue mission coordinator for the Coast Guard Oceania District, said, "Our hearts are with the families," as teams use all available resources.
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Searchers find body of 1 of 6 missing crew from U.S.-registered ship hit by Typhoon Sinlaku
U.S. Air Force divers used an underwater drone on Tuesday to search inside the overturned ship, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release. Divers from Japan's coast guard further examined the ship, called the Mariana, but didn't find the other five, it said.
·Washington, United States
Read Full ArticleGrim turn in search after U.S. cargo ship disaster in Pacific
HAGATNA, Guam — Search crews from several countries were continuing a massive rescue mission Wednesday after a U.S.-registered cargo ship overturned in the Pacific during a powerful typhoon, with one body recovered and five crew members still missing.
·Cleveland, United States
Read Full ArticleMariana shipwreck update: 1 confirmed dead, five still missing; search continues in Pacific after Typhoon Sinlaku
The United States Coast Guard said US Air Force divers used an underwater remotely operated drone to search the vessel’s interior and recovered the body on Tuesday (April 21).
·New Delhi, India
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