Search Suspended for Missing Crew of Overturned Ship Near Northern Marianas
The search for five missing crew members of a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon has been suspended. The U.S. Coast Guard, along with agencies from Guam, Japan, and New Zealand, conducted a search by sea, air, and land for over 100 hours, covering an area larger than California. The ship, named the Mariana, had six crew members aboard when it lost its starboard engines amid Super Typhoon Sinlaku. One crew member's body was recovered, but the others remain missing. The search was hindered by heavy winds, and the overturned ship was found 40 miles northeast of Pagan Island.