The U.S. Coast Guard said on Saturday that it was continuing its search for six crew members of a 145-foot cargo vessel that was found overturned northwest of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific after a typhoon struck.
The ship’s crew first reported engine failure on Wednesday afternoon when the vessel, the Mariana, was about 140 miles northwest of Saipan.
Crew members remained in contact with the authorities for several hours before transmissions stopped that evening, the Coast Guard said in a news release.
The vessel is a U.S.-registered dry cargo vessel, according to the Coast Guard.
A super typhoon, Sinlaku, slammed the Northern Marianas, a U.S. territory northeast of Guam, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the islands, complicating the rescue effort.
A plane dispatched on Thursday turned back because of poor weather, with strong winds from the super typhoon limiting visibility and flight operations, according to the Coast Guard.
By Saturday morning, conditions had improved enough to resume the search.
U.S. Coast Guard aircrews, a U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon crew, and a Japan Coast Guard aircrew are slated to fly in support of continued search efforts.
A Coast Guard crew found the ship overturned about 34 miles northeast of Pagan Island, the northernmost habitable island of the Northern Marianas, roughly 100 miles from its last reported position.
The Coast Guard did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday.
Mark Walker is a Times reporter who covers breaking news and culture.
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