The U.S. Coast Guard suspended last Thursday the search for a missing mariner from the fishing vessel Miyamaru No. 18 off Guam<\/p>\n
The mariner, an Indonesia native, remains missing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking with the Navy, Australian Defense Forces, an Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System vessel, and good Samaritans aboard 15 fishing vessels, our crews conducted a total of 15 searches, over the course of 42 hours, covering over 6,553 square miles,\u201d said Lt. Cmdr. Victoria Saxon, a search and rescue mission coordinator at Joint-Rescue Sub-Center Guam. \u201cWhile it is not an easy decision, we have suspended the active search pending any further new information.\u201d<\/p>\n
At 11:30pm, Sunday, a mariner aboard the fishing vessel Miyamaru No. 18 attempted to swim to a nearby fishing vessel. The crew lost sight of him and began searching the area. At 2:27am, Monday, JRSC Guam watchstanders received a report from the Japan Coast Guard notifying them of the situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Kimball was diverted from its patrol nearby to assist with the search area.<\/p>\n
The weather conditions on scene were winds of 23 mph and seas up to 6 feet. (USCG)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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