No news from missing ship as Hurricane Joaquin slams Bahamas

Rescue workers searched for a missing cargo ship with 33 aboard off the Bahamas as Hurricane Joaquin tore through the island chain, halting life in the popular tourist destination. Contact with the El Faro was lost early Thursday as the dangerous weather system approached, and efforts to locate the vessel by air and sea have so far been unsuccessful, the US Coast Guard said. En route from Florida to Puerto Rico, the 735-foot (224-meter) cargo ship was reported to be caught in the storm near Croo