Spent a lot of time on the water - one of my Father's brothers was a sea captain (oil tankers and break-bulk - this was before containerized cargo - he died at sea in the 1960's) so I follow the industry.
From gCaptain:
El Faro Found – Wreckage Confirmed to Be Missing American Cargo Ship
The National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that the wreckage found Saturday off the coast of the Bahamas at a depth of about 15,000 feet is that of the missing American cargo ship El Faro.
The NTSB said over the weekend that a salvage team onboard the U.S. Navy tug USNS Apache found wreckage consistent with the missing cargo ship on the seafloor near the last known position of vessel – approximately 36 miles northeast of Crooked Island in the Bahamas. The wreckage was found using side-scan sonar.
The images showed that the ship appeared to be upright and in one piece.
The salvage team was expected to send an ROV to confirm and survey that the wreckage as early as Sunday.
Now that the wreckage is confirmed, the salvage team will look to recover the vessel’s voyage data recorder and begin documenting the wreckage.
God rest their souls and I hope that whomever made them go into the teeth of a hurricane pays for their decision. At least now, the families and friends have some measure of closure.
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