The Coast Guard and partners continue to search for the missing crew (five) and an orange 12-person life raft in the vicinity of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch photo.
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and partners continue to search and rescue mission for the missing crew of the cargo vessel Mariana off Saipan.
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130J Hercules aircrews and the crew of fast response Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) are searching east of the Northern Mariana Islands. A Japan Coast Guard Gulfstream V jet aircrew is slated to conduct additional searches Thursday afternoon.
On Wednesday, Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130J Super Hercules airplane aircrews conducted search patterns 44 nautical miles northeast of Agrihan, about 250 nautical miles north of Saipan.
U.S. Air Force 31st Rescue Squadron divers recovered one deceased individual from the overturned cargo vessel Mariana during dive operations Monday. The divers conducted a comprehensive subsurface evaluation of the Mariana’s exterior and used an underwater remotely operated drone to search the interior of the vessel.
U.S. Coast Guard crew assigned to USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) and pararescuemen assigned to the U.S. Air Force 31st Rescue Squadron assess the scene near the capsized cargo vessel Mariana northeast of Pagan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands April 19, 2026.
During dive operations, parajumpers conducted a comprehensive subsurface evaluation of the Mariana’s exterior and used an underwater remotely operated drone to search the interior of the vessel.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch photo.
Crews continue to search for the five missing crewmen and an orange 12-person life raft in the vicinity of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. So far, Coast Guard crews and partners involved have searched for more than 71 hours, covering approximately 100,000 square nautical miles.
Anyone with information that may assist in search efforts should contact the Coast Guard on VHF-FM channel 16 or call the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu at 1-800-331-6176.
The parajumpers conducted dive operations to evaluate the Mariana’s exterior and used an underwater remotely operated drone to search the interior of the vessel.
U.S. Coast Guard video Cutter Frederick Hatch and 31st Rescue Squadron.
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Involved in the search:
- Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu
- USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143), Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, Apra Harbor, Guam
- USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140), Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, Apra Harbor, Guam
- U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii
- U.S. Air Force 31st Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
- U.S. Air Force 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Tokyo
- U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon airplane crew, Patrol Squadron 26 (VP-26), Commander, Task Force 72 (CTF-72)
- Japan Coast Guard Gulfstream V jet
- Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel Akitsushima (PLH-32), Yokohama, Japan
- Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon airplane crew, RNZAF Base Ohakea, New Zealand
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