No Stowaways Found On Port Newark Ship [VIDEO]

Authorities have not uncovered any stowaways after an extensive search of a cargo ship docked in Newark.

Lt. Fannie Wilks, a spokeswoman with the U.S. Coast Guard’s New York command center tells the Star Ledger the search ended at 10:00PM Wednesday night.

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“Typically, if there’s evidence on board, we will find a stowaway. This time we didn’t,” Wilks said.

The Homeland Security Department says officials examined 160 out of 2,000 containers. Crews from the Ville D’Aquarius will reseal all the searched containers and continue onto Norfolk, Virginia at 12noon on Friday.

The search began Wednesday after a Coast Guard inspection team heard knocking for about two hours.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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