US Navy Team Searching for Missing Cargo Ship

A U.S. Navy salvage team is preparing to launch a remotely operated submersible to confirm that wreckage discovered near the Bahamas is that of the cargo ship El Faro, lost in a hurricane last month. The 240-meter El Faro vanished on October 1 with 33 crew members during Hurricane Joaquin. Authorities said they aim to survey the wreckage and hope to locate a voyage data recorder — the ship's "black box" — that could yield clues as to what happened. If human remains are...

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