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Search suspended for 5 missing crew of ship that overturned near Northern Marianas during typhoon
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Search suspended for 5 missing crew of ship that overturned near Northern Marianas during typhoon

The Independent·Via AP news wire·6 months ago
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The search has been suspended for five missing crew members of a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon, authorities said Wednesday.

Six people were aboard the 145-foot (44-meter) ship, called the Mariana. Divers on April 21 recovered one crew member's body from the overturned ship.

“We are deeply saddened to announce that despite widespread efforts, we have made the difficult decision to suspend our search for the missing crew members of the Mariana,” Cmdr. Preston Hieb of the U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District said in a video posted on X. “We offer our heartfelt condolences to the families of the Mariana crew, as well as the entire Saipan community.”

The search was stopped two weeks after the crew notified the Coast Guard that the ship had lost its starboard engines and needed assistance as Super Typhoon Sinlaku battered the Pacific island chain.…

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