Searchers from several countries are scouring the Pacific near the Northern Mariana Islands for six crew members from a cargo ship that overturned during a typhoon that tore through the U.S. territory. The U.S. Coast Guard says an HC-130 Hercules crew from the U.S. Air Force 31st Rescue Squadron confirmed Sunday night that the overturned ship spotted Saturday is the cargo ship Mariana. It says the plane deployed boats and divers, who might use an underwater drone to search the overturned vessel if they can find a viable access point. It says the guard and partnering agencies from Guam, Japan and New Zealand have already covered more than 99,000 square miles in their search.
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