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CAPITOL HILL, Saipan — Multiple U.S. mainland media are reporting that the body of one of the six missing crew members from the Mariana cargo ship has been recovered. The ship was found overturned.

The APL Islander arrived in Saipan at 7 a.m. this morning – April 23 CHamoru Standard Time, becoming the first vessel to call at the Port of Saipan after it was officially reopened by the U.S. Coast Guard after Super Typhoon Sinlaku.

The Government of Guam has formally requested federal authorization to activate the Guam National Guard to support disaster response and recovery operations in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, according to an April 20 release. The activation is under Title 32 of the U.S. Code — ensuring Guam National Guard members can operate in support of disaster response with federal backing, the release said.

The Trump Administration is moving to fast-track offshore mining in the waters of the Mariana Islands. The move is detailed in a newly-release U.S. Department of the Interior document.