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Even more dismal, now... The CG is describing a "225 square mile debris field"...

"U.S. Coast Guard crews reported spotting a 225-square-mile debris field on Sunday of Styrofoam, wood, cargo and other items near the last known position of a missing cargo ship.

A C-130 trying to locate the El Faro reported the debris, according to a tweet.

The objects includes thousands of pieces of Styrofoam, pieces of wood, a cargo door, fenders that belonged to a ship and multiple 55-gallon drums, a Coast Guard spokesperson told Fox News.

The debris field was the second found on Sunday. Earlier in the day, "multiple items" were seen in the water just before noon. Those items included containers, loose deck materials and oil sheen, crew members told WMTW-TV in Maine."

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