US Coast Guard spots overturned vessel near Saipan during search for missing ship with 6 on board
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- An overturned ship matching the description of the missing cargo vessel Mariana, with six people on board, was spotted about 100 nautical miles northeast of the Mariana Islands by a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules crew.
- The Mariana, a 145-foot dry cargo vessel, suffered engine failure amid a typhoon near Saipan and lost contact with the Coast Guard after initially reporting engine trouble.
- The last known position of the Mariana was approximately 140 miles north-northwest of Saipan, and search efforts have been complicated by severe weather conditions.
- Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and Japanese coast guard, are involved in the ongoing search operation for the missing crew members.
- Authorities have not yet confirmed the identity of the overturned ship or the nationalities of the missing crew.
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