6 crew still missing after overturned ship that disappeared after typhoon is found near Saipan

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — An overturned vessel recovered adjacent the U.S. territory of Saipan aft a typhoon deed is the vas that went missing with six radical connected board, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Monday.

The Coast Guard said it was inactive searching for the six. It said the overturned vessel was archetypal spotted Saturday.

An HC-130 Hercules airplane unit with the U.S. Air Force 31st Rescue Squadron confirmed the individuality of the vas arsenic the cargo vessel Mariana connected Sunday night, the Coast Guard said successful a quality release.

The Mariana, a 145-foot (44-meter) adust cargo vas registered successful the U.S., suffered motor nonaccomplishment Wednesday arsenic a monolithic typhoon bore down connected Saipan and adjacent islands with fierce winds and relentless rain.

After the unit reported that the vessel had mislaid its starboard motor and needed assistance, the Coast Guard acceptable up a one-hour connection docket with the vessel.

But interaction was mislaid Thursday. A HC-130 level launched that greeting to behaviour a search, but it returned to Guam owed to dense winds.

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