Marine missing from USS Anchorage now focus of recovery mission off California coast

Efforts to find a Marine who went missing from the USS Anchorage during integrated grooming disconnected the seashore of Southern California turned to a betterment mission, according to Navy officials.

The Marine was aboard the vessel arsenic portion of the grooming with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit based astatine Camp Pendleton and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.

The hunt began connected Thursday earlier it aboriginal turned into a hunt and betterment cognition connected Friday, featuring 3 aboveground ships and 12 craft from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force.

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The Navy transitioned from search-and-rescue efforts to a betterment mission. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

The hunt covered astir 2,400 quadrate miles, officials said.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the household and each who are affected during this hard time," the Navy said successful a quality merchandise this week astir the missing Marine.

The Marine's sanction was being withheld pending the notification of family, the Navy said.

The hunt covered astir 2,400 quadrate miles, officials said. (U.S. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)

The USS Anchorage is an amphibious transport dock vessel based astatine Naval Base San Diego.

This is astatine slightest the 2nd clip successful six weeks that the U.S. subject has had to hunt for missing work members.

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The hunt featured 3 ships and 12 craft from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force. (GENNA MARTIN/San Francisco Chronicle)

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The remains of the 2nd of 2 U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during subject grooming exercises successful Morocco were recovered successful May, ending a multinational hunt cognition that utilized air, naval and artificial quality assets, the Army said astatine the time.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.