US: El Faro crew most likely dead, five Poles were onboard

The U.S. Coast Guard said it called off its six day long search for the missing mariners of the El Faro at sunset on Wednesday, CNN reported. It is said that five Poles were among the crew members. One body had been found, but it was not identified. The ship went missing amid Hurricane Joaquin last week. After suspending the search, investigators asked the US marines to help find the data box. "While the search might be over, our support and commitment to the families and loved ones and friends of those on board has not ended nor will it," President of Tote Incorporated, the owner of the ship, Anthony Chiarello said. President Barrack Obama offered his condolences to the families of 33 mariners who are most likely dead. "Today, 28 American families — from Florida to Maine — and five Polish families are heartbroken. May they be comforted, in some small way, in knowing that they have the love and support of their neighbors, the merchant mariner community and the American people," Obama said in a statement.