U.S. Coast Guard Leads Search for Missing Crew After Cargo Ship Capsizes Near Northern Marianas
Search efforts are underway in the Pacific Ocean near the Northern Mariana Islands for six crew members of the cargo ship Mariana, which capsized during Typhoon Sinlaku. The U.S. Coast Guard, along with agencies from Guam, Japan, and New Zealand, is involved in the search operation. The Mariana, a 145-foot dry cargo vessel registered in the U.S., experienced engine failure as the typhoon approached, leading to its capsizing. The U.S. Air Force 31st Rescue Squadron confirmed the ship's overturning and has deployed divers and boats to the site. Debris, including a partially submerged life raft, has been found approximately 110 miles northeast of the vessel. The search area has covered over 99,000 square miles, but the nationalities of the missing crew members have not been disclosed. 
