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US Coast Guard searching for 6 after losing contact with disabled boat off Guam following Typhoon Sinlaku

A Coast Guard HC-130 searched for the 145-foot cargo vessel after it lost its starboard engine and contact was cut off.

  • On Friday, the Coast Guard launched a search for six people aboard the 145-foot Mariana after losing contact with the vessel off Guam following Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
  • The Mariana reported a starboard engine failure on Wednesday, April 15, requesting assistance before communication ceased the following afternoon as the storm impacted the region.
  • Private Third Class Avery Tibbets stated a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft dispatched for rescue returned to Guam due to heavy winds, delaying search efforts until first light.
  • Super Typhoon Sinlaku caused significant damage across the Northern Mariana Islands earlier this week, striking Tinian and Saipan while triggering flash flooding in Guam near American military bases.
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency regional administrator Robert Fenton confirmed Friday that agencies are ramping up response efforts as dangerous weather conditions ease and shelter-in-place orders lift across the islands.
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US Coast Guard spots overturned vessel near Saipan during search for missing ship with 6 on board

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — An airplane search crew spotted an overturned ship matching the description of a cargo vessel that went missing with six people on board near the U.S.

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