New search for ship lost off Bahamas in Hurricane Joaquin

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: 06:38 pm Oct 04, 2015

This satellite image taken Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 at 8:45 a.m. EDT, and released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Joaquin of the Bahamas. The Category 4 storm ripped off roofs, uprooted trees and unleashed heavy flooding as it hurled torrents of rain across the eastern and central Bahamas on Friday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was searching for a cargo ship with 33 people aboard that went missing during the storm. (NOAA via AP)

NASSAU, BAHAMAS: Aircraft have returned to the southeastern Bahamas to resume the search for a US cargo ship with 33 people on board that caught in Hurricane Joaquin.

US Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force planes and helicopters are looking for the El Faro across a broad expanse of the Atlantic Ocean around Crooked Island. They resumed the effort at first light Sunday. The Coast Guard found a life ring from the El Faro on Saturday but there has been no other trace of the 790-foot ship. Authorities last heard from the ship Thursday. The crew reported they had lost power and were taking on water but said the situation was manageable. They lost communication and have not been heard from since. The ship was headed to Puerto Rico.

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New search for ship lost off Bahamas in Hurricane Joaquin