2026年4月20日 / 美国东部时间上午7:14 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
美国海岸警卫队周一证实，台风袭击塞班岛附近海域后被发现的倾覆船只，正是此前失联的载有6人的那艘船。
海岸警卫队表示，目前仍在搜寻这6名失踪人员。据悉，这艘倾覆的船只最早于周六被发现。
海岸警卫队在一份新闻稿中称，美国空军第31救援中队的HC-130“大力神”机组人员于周日晚间确认，该船为“马里亚纳号”——一艘长145英尺的美国注册干货船。
官员们周一表示，截至目前，参与搜救的海岸警卫队队员及合作伙伴已搜索了超过7.5万平方海里的海域。
2026年4月18日，部署在巴伯斯角海岸警卫队航空站的HC-130“大力神”机组人员飞越塞班岛近海倾覆船只上空。美国海岸警卫队巴伯斯角航空站供图
海岸警卫队表示，他们最初已向该区域部署了伞降救援人员、潜水员和船只，并正在对“马里亚纳号”的船体外部进行水下评估。
“如果潜水员找到可行的登船通道，搜救队可能会使用水下遥控无人机对船只展开进一步探查。”海岸警卫队称。
官员们此前透露，值班人员于周三晚间与该船失去联系，此后一直未能恢复联络。周四上午，HC-130“大力神”机组人员启动了对该船的首次搜索，但由于搜救区域风力过大，返回了关岛。
上周，今年全球最强热带气旋“森垃克”台风以超强风力和暴雨持续袭击该区域。
根据美国国家气象局的数据，台风袭击北马里亚纳群岛的提尼安岛和塞班岛时，持续风速达每小时150英里，相当于强劲的4级飓风。登陆后其最大风速略有回落，随着风暴向北移动，目前风速已降至每小时125英里。
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6 crew missing after U.S.-flagged ship found overturned in Pacific following powerful typhoon
April 20, 2026 / 7:14 AM EDT / CBS/AP
An overturned ship found near the U.S. territory of Saipan after a typhoon hit is the vessel that went missing with six people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Monday.
The Coast Guard said it was still searching for the six. It said the overturned boat was first spotted Saturday.
An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew with the U.S. Air Force 31st Rescue Squadron on Sunday night confirmed the identity of the vessel as the Mariana, a 145-foot U.S.-registered dry cargo vessel, the Coast Guard said in a news release.
So far, Coast Guard crews and partners involved in the search have covered over 75,000 square nautical miles, officials said Monday.
A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point flies over an overturned vessel offshore Saipan, April 18, 2026. U.S. Coast Guard photo Courtesy Air Station Barbers Point
The Coast Guard said it initially deployed pararescuemen, divers and boats in the area and are conducting an underwater evaluation of the Mariana’s exterior.
“If divers locate a viable access point, the team may employ an underwater remotely operated drone to further investigate the vessel,” the Coast Guard said.
Officials previously said watchstanders lost communications with the ship Wednesday evening and have not regained them. On Thursday morning, an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew launched an initial search for the vessel but returned to Guam due to heavy winds in the search area.
Last week, Typhoon Sinlaku— the strongest tropical cyclone on Earth this year — relentlessly hammered the region with extremely powerful winds and heavy rain,
The typhoon had sustained winds of up to 150 mph, equating to a strong Category 4, when it hit the islands of Tinian and Saipan of the Northern Mariana Islands, according to the National Weather Service. Its maximum wind speeds wavered somewhat after landfall and have since dropped to 125 mph, as the storm tracks north.
Emily Mae Czachor contributed to this report.
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