In this Oct. 24, 2015, photo, Tucker Bailey guides a towline through the A-frame while deploying the tow pinger aboard USNS Apache. USNS Apache departed Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 19, to begin searching for wreckage from the missing cargo ship El Faro.
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The wreckage of what is believed to be the missing El Faro cargo ship has ben found about 15,000 feet under the sea, authorities said Saturday.
The cargo ship and its crew of 33 went missing Oct. 1 in the Atlantic, as Hurricane Joaquin came barreling through the region. Twenty-eight of the crew members were American. Five were Polish.
On Saturday, the National Transportation Safety Board announced that sonar equipment aboard a search ship detected what is believed to be remnants of the ship.
Federal investigators said earlier this month the ship is believed to have been about 20 miles from the eye of the hurricane when it last made contact.
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Searchers are expected to use a remotely operated, deep ocean vehicle to confirm the wreck is from El Faro, NTSB officials said in a statement. The wreck, however, appears to be consistent with a 790-foot cargo ship, like El Faro.
The ship that located the wreck, Apache, left Virginia on October 19 to begin searching for the lost vessel.
Officials said the wreck was found close to where the ship lost contact.
If the ship is El Faro, the crew on board of Apache is equipped with video recording equipment to begin documenting the wreck. It will also attempt to recover the voyage data recorder, which is being sought by investigators to determine how the ship sank.
Only one body from the crew has been recovered so far.
LINK: El Faro Cargo Ship Was 20 Miles From Eye Of Hurricane When It Disappeared
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