Overview
- Search crews who first spotted the overturned ship Saturday later confirmed Sunday night it was the Mariana, a 145-foot U.S.-flagged cargo vessel.
- The ship reported an engine failure Wednesday during Super Typhoon Sinlaku and the Coast Guard then lost contact.
- Aircrews found debris about 70 miles northeast of Pagan and a partially inflated life raft about 110 miles farther northeast.
- The search has covered roughly 100,000 square miles with a Coast Guard cutter, HC-130 aircraft, an Air Force rescue squadron, a Navy P-8A, and partners from Japan and New Zealand.
- JRCC Honolulu is directing the multinational effort, and divers who examined the hull may add an underwater drone to probe for access points.