Cargo ship missing in hurricane zone

The U.S. Coast Guard resumed its search early Saturday across Bahamian waters for a disabled cargo ship with 33 crew members, including 28 Americans, that lost contact during hurricane Joaquin, which was moving away from the sprawling archipelago.

The 224-metre ship named El Faro, which went missing when Joaquin was a Category 4 storm, had taken on water and was earlier reported to be listing near Crooked Island, one of the islands most battered by the hurricane, which has since weakened to a Category 3.

The Coast Guard said it hadn’t been able to re-establish communication with the vessel, which was travelling from Jacksonville, Fla., to San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it was disabled by the storm.