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The search for five missing crew members from the vessel Mariana was suspended after the ship overturned near Saipan during Super Typhoon Sinlaku. Coast Guard aircraft had earlier located the overturned vessel about 40 miles northeast of Pagan in the Northern Mariana Islands, with debris such as a partially submerged life raft found as the storm battered the region.
The U.S.-flagged cargo ship Mariana overturned during Typhoon Sinlaku near the Northern Mariana Islands, and after more than 100 hours of searching, the Coast Guard suspended the hunt for five missing crew members; one body has been recovered, and debris including a life raft was found near Pagan.
A super typhoon named Sinlaku battered the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam with ferocious winds and heavy rain, shredding roofs, flipping cars and triggering widespread flooding and power outages; relief workers sheltered more than 1,000 residents, and authorities warned of lengthy outages as assessments continued.
A super typhoon named Sinlaku is bearing down on the Northern Mariana Islands, including Saipan, and Guam, bringing destructive winds, heavy rain and flooding, forcing residents into shelters and raising fears of long power outages as emergency declarations are issued and FEMA mobilizes aid.
A super typhoon named Sinlaku is barreling toward Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, bringing sustained winds near 173 mph and heavy rain that could cause flooding and long-lasting power outages. It is expected to pass near Saipan, Tinian and Rota as a Category 4–5 storm, prompting emergency declarations and FEMA-coordinated relief efforts, with roughly 50,000 residents on the islands and about 170,000 on Guam advised to prepare or shelter in place.
Super Typhoon Sinlaku, a Category 5-equivalent storm with maximum sustained winds around 170 mph, is about 190 miles east of Guam and threatening the Northern Mariana Islands with devastating winds as it tracks north. The storm is the last of a rare set of triplet cyclones formed this month, a pattern potentially linked to a developing super El Niño; Sinlaku is expected to weaken somewhat but remain dangerous near Rota, Tinian and Saipan.
A dangerous Pacific super typhoon, Sinlaku, is bearing down on the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam with sustained winds near 173 mph, expected to make landfall as a Category 4 or 5 storm, triggering warnings and emergency declarations.
Typhoon Mawar is expected to make landfall on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday local time, bringing sustained winds of 120 mph, gusting to 140 mph, a storm surge of four to six feet, torrential rains of eight to 15 inches, and dangerous high surf of 15-25 feet. Mawar has favorable conditions for intensification and is predicted to intensify to a category 3 typhoon with 120 mph winds by the time it reaches Guam, with continued intensification to a category 4 storm with 145 mph winds by Friday. Tropical Storm Risk predicts an above-average typhoon season.