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Coast Guard: Missing US-based cargo ship sank

<p>The search continues for the missing container ship called El Faro that was caught in Hurricane Joaquin last week.</p><p><a href="http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2607474/" target="_blank">The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday</a>&nbsp;that multiple objects have been found floating within the search area, which is located near the southeastern Bahamas.&nbsp;</p><p>Life Jackets, life rings, containers and an oil sheen were all spotted, but the&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/USCGSoutheast/status/650723729840979968" target="_blank">Coast Guard</a>&nbsp;hasn&#39;t confirmed whether any of the objects actually belonged to El Faro.</p><p>Early on October 1, the crew of 33 — 28 of which are American — sent out a distress signal.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2607214/" target="_blank">The message said</a>&nbsp;that El Faro had lost propulsion and had taken on water, but the flooding was contained.&nbsp;</p><p>The Coast Guard reports the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy are also assisting with the search.</p><p><i>This video includes an image from Getty Images.</i></p>
Posted at 8:51 AM, Oct 05, 2015
and last updated 2015-10-05 11:51:00-04
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Coast Guard says a ship that went missing during a hurricane off the Bahamas sank, but the search continues for the 33 people on board.
 
Chief Petty Officer Jon-Paul Rios says the Coast Guard and the ship's owner concluded Monday that the 790-foot container ship El Faro sank after encountering Hurricane Joaquin's high winds and heavy seas last week.
 
Rios says Coast Guard cutters and aircraft and a U.S. Navy plane continued searching the Atlantic Ocean for the missing crew. The ship's owners say it carried more than enough lifeboats and rafts for the crew.
 
Earlier, a container, pieces of another container and a life ring from the El Faro was recovered. An oil sheen also was spotted.
Associated Press 2015
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