"The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the sinking of a cargo ship that vanished five days ago near the Bahamas. The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday said the ship sank in the brutal seas and high winds of Hurricane Joaquin.

Officials said the search for survivors will continue.

Coast Guard Capt. Mark Fedor said the 790-foot container ship El Faro, with 33 people aboard, sank last week. Twenty-eight of the crew were Americans.

'We believe it sank in its last known position on Thursday,' Fedor said. 'We are still looking for survivors or any signs of life.'"

John Bacon and Ken Amaro report for USA TODAY October 5, 2015. [2]