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US Coast Guard searching for 6 after losing contact with disabled boat off Guam following Typhoon Sinlaku
A Coast Guard HC-130 searched for the 145-foot cargo vessel after it lost its starboard engine and contact was cut off.
- On Friday, the Coast Guard launched a search for six people aboard the 145-foot Mariana after losing contact with the vessel off Guam following Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
- The Mariana reported a starboard engine failure on Wednesday, April 15, requesting assistance before communication ceased the following afternoon as the storm impacted the region.
- Private Third Class Avery Tibbets stated a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft dispatched for rescue returned to Guam due to heavy winds, delaying search efforts until first light.
- Super Typhoon Sinlaku caused significant damage across the Northern Mariana Islands earlier this week, striking Tinian and Saipan while triggering flash flooding in Guam near American military bases.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency regional administrator Robert Fenton confirmed Friday that agencies are ramping up response efforts as dangerous weather conditions ease and shelter-in-place orders lift across the islands.
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US Coast Guard spots overturned vessel near Saipan during search for missing ship with 6 on board
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — An airplane search crew spotted an overturned ship matching the description of a cargo vessel that went missing with six people on board near the U.S.
·Toronto, Canada
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U.S. Coast Guard spots overturned vessel near Saipan during search for missing ship with 6 on board
An airplane crew searching for a cargo vessel that went missing with six people on board near the U.S. territory of Saipan spotted an overturned ship but could not confirm whether it was the one that was lost, the Coast Guard said Saturday.
·Canada
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Coast Guard searches for 6 after losing contact with boat disabled by Typhoon Sinlaku
Super Typhoon Sinlaku began battering the Northern Mariana Islands earlier this week, causing damage on the islands of Tinian and Saipan and flash flooding in Guam, the site of several American military bases.
·Washington, United States
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