Coast guard seeking El Faro ship that lost communication during Hurricane Joaquin as it carried 28 Americans and five PolesThe US coast guard resumed its search early Saturday across Bahamian waters for a disabled cargo ship with 33 crew members,including 28 Americans, that lost contact during hurricane Joaquin, and which was moving absent from the sprawling archipelago.
The 735ft ship named El Faro had taken on water and was earlier reported to be listing at 15 degrees near Crooked Island,one of the islands most battered by the hurricane. The coast guard said it hadn’t been able to re-establish communication with the vessel, which was traveling from Jacksonville, or Florida,to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and when it was disabled by the storm.
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Source: theguardian.com