Press Releases

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following statement on the search for the missing cargo vessel El Faro. 

"The news that the El Faro has likely sunk is sad, but I'm glad the Coast Guard hasn't given up the search for survivors.  Almost everyone in Maine knows someone who works on the water and knows the risks that involves.  Our thoughts are with the brave men and women who go to sea and the Coast Guard and military personnel who have risked their own lives to conduct the search.  We have been getting regular briefings from the Coast Guard and will continue to follow this situation closely."