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| Rescue crews find debris likely from ship missing after hurricane Joaquin | Rescue crews find debris likely from ship missing after hurricane Joaquin |
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| Search and rescue teams on Sunday located debris which appeared to belong to the cargo ship El Faro that went missing in the eye of hurricane Joaquin with 33 mostly American crew members aboard, the US coast guard and the ship’s owner said. | Search and rescue teams on Sunday located debris which appeared to belong to the cargo ship El Faro that went missing in the eye of hurricane Joaquin with 33 mostly American crew members aboard, the US coast guard and the ship’s owner said. |
| Related: US resumes search for hurricane-battered cargo ship in Bahamas | Related: US resumes search for hurricane-battered cargo ship in Bahamas |
| Life jackets, containers and an oil sheen were spotted by coast guard aircrews flying over the Bahamas on the third day of their search for the container ship. | Life jackets, containers and an oil sheen were spotted by coast guard aircrews flying over the Bahamas on the third day of their search for the container ship. |
| The owner of the El Faro, Tote Maritime, also said two vessels it sent to the scene had found a container “which appears to be from the El Faro”. | The owner of the El Faro, Tote Maritime, also said two vessels it sent to the scene had found a container “which appears to be from the El Faro”. |
| There had been no sighting of the El Faro or any life boats, Tote Maritime Puerto Rico president, Tim Nolan, said in a statement. | There had been no sighting of the El Faro or any life boats, Tote Maritime Puerto Rico president, Tim Nolan, said in a statement. |
| “Our thoughts and prayers remain with the 33 individuals aboard the ship and their families,” he added. | “Our thoughts and prayers remain with the 33 individuals aboard the ship and their families,” he added. |
| The coast guard could not confirm that the objects belonged to the El Faro, which sent a distress call on Thursday in the Bahamas but has not been heard from since. | The coast guard could not confirm that the objects belonged to the El Faro, which sent a distress call on Thursday in the Bahamas but has not been heard from since. |
| “The debris is scattered about over several miles,” said chief petty officer Ryan Doss with the Miami station. “It’s going to take some time to verify. The items would appear to be consistent with the missing ship.” | |
| El Faro, a 735ft container ship with 28 US citizens and five Polish nationals aboard, was headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, from Jacksonville, Florida, when it reported losing propulsion and that it was listing and taking on water, the coast guard said. | |
| Joaquin battered the central Bahamas archipelago for more than two days with 130mph winds, a potentially catastrophic category four hurricane on a scale of one to five. | Joaquin battered the central Bahamas archipelago for more than two days with 130mph winds, a potentially catastrophic category four hurricane on a scale of one to five. |
| Doss said weather conditions in the search area had greatly improved on Sunday which would enable coast guard ships or a helicopter to retrieve the debris for verification. | Doss said weather conditions in the search area had greatly improved on Sunday which would enable coast guard ships or a helicopter to retrieve the debris for verification. |
| “There is unrestricted visibility and ideal search conditions right now,” he said. | “There is unrestricted visibility and ideal search conditions right now,” he said. |
| The coast guard and US air force sent out four C-130 search and rescue planes at dawn on Sunday, and three coast guard cutters were headed to the area. |