The U.S. Navy sent a P-8A aircraft to assist in an international search and rescue (SAR) effort in the East China Sea, Jan. 7, following a collision between two commercial vessels.
After arriving on scene, the aircraft searched an area of approximately 3,600 square nautical miles before returning to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. None of the mariners were located.
Chinese-flagged cargo ship, CF Crystal, and Iranian-flagged MV Sanchi collided, Jan. 6. International search efforts are ongoing for MV Sanchi’s 32 missing crew members.
