A U.S.-registered dry cargo vessel, the Mariana, suffered engine failure while caught in a massive typhoon near Saipan. The US Coast Guard was able to locate the overturned vessel during its search operations.

The Mariana is a 145-foot dry cargo vessel registered in the U.S. It suffered engine failure Wednesday as a massive typhoon bore down on Saipan and nearby islands. <img alt="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, Saturday, April 18, 2026, while searching for a missing vessel, the Mariana, that experienced an engine failure April 15." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/...