USCG Media Release
Posted by
cypresstx on 10/5/2015, 1:27 pm
http://elfaroincident.com/el-faro-updates/coast-guard-update-6-10-5-2015/
USCG Update 6: 10-5-2015
Posted on October 5, 2015 by Grant Johnston
COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR MISSING CONTAINER SHIP CAUGHT IN HURRICANE JOAQUIN
MIAMI - Coast Guard crews continue searching for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro Monday, which is believed to have sunk during Hurricane Joaquin.
While searching in the vicinity of the ship's last known position 35 nautical miles northeast of Crooked Islands, Bahamas, the Coast Guard located a deceased person in a survival suit in the water.
A heavily damaged life boat with markings consistent with those on board the El Faro was also located. Additional items located include a partially submerged life raft, life jackets, life rings, cargo containers and an oil sheen were located by Coast Guard aircrews within a 225 square nautical mile search area.
Multiple crews continue to search for survivors from the El Faro. Assets involved in the search include:
Two Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida
Two Navy P-8 fixed wing airplanes
One Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida
Coast Guard Cutter Northland, a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, Virginia
Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida
Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton, a 154-foot fast response cutter homeported in Key West, Florida.
Three commercial tugboats
Sea and weather conditions during today's search include one-foot seas and 15 knots winds with unrestricted visibility.
For breaking news, please follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/USCGSoutheast
Contact: 7th Coast Guard District
Email: D07-SMB-PAMIAMI@uscg.mil
Office: (305) 415-6683
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Container ship with 33 people aboard is missing in Joaquin -
Chris in Tampa,
10/2/2015, 1:19 pm- NTSB Issues Update on Investigation Into Sinking of Cargo Ship EL FARO - cypresstx, 10/20/2015, 7:35 pm
- Coast Guard finds body; believes cargo ship sank..... - Shalista, 10/10/2015, 12:44 am
- USCG Media Release - cypresstx, 10/5/2015, 1:27 pm
- TOT Media Release - cypresstx, 10/5/2015, 1:25 pm
- USCG believe it has sunk; 1 found dead so far; no survivors found but they are still looking - Chris in Tampa, 10/5/2015, 10:11 am
- Coast Guard press briefing 10am Mon, Miami - cypresstx, 10/4/2015, 10:55 pm
- http://elfaroincident.com/ - cypresstx, 10/4/2015, 8:42 am
- Re: Container ship with 33 people aboard is missing in Joaquin - BobbiStorm, 10/4/2015, 12:05 am
- A life ring found - Chris in Tampa, 10/3/2015, 8:31 pm
- USCG resued 12 from vessel sinking near Haiti earlier - cypresstx, 10/2/2015, 1:43 pm
- Re: Container ship with 33 people aboard is missing in Joaquin - cypresstx, 10/2/2015, 1:33 pm
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