Two P-8As from VP-5 searching for missing cargo ship El Faro

The U.S. Navy has activated two P-8As, assigned to VP-5, to help the U.S Coast Guard 7th District Command Center search for the missing cargo ship El Faro.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The first aircraft was launched at approximately 10 a.m., from Cecil Field.

Source: Two P-8As from VP-5 searching for missing cargo ship El Faro