Sinking of US Cargo Vessel SS El Faro Atlantic Ocean, October 1, 2015
300-page NTSB investigation into the October 2015 sinking of a 40-year-old container ship in Hurricane Joaquin, which killed all 33 crew members northeast of the Bahamas.
The SS El Faro was a cargo vessel on a routine Jacksonville-to-San Juan run when it encountered Hurricane Joaquin. The investigation documents how the ship sailed directly into the hurricane's path, carrying 33 crew members including 5 Polish contract workers. The 300 pages cover navigational decisions, weather forecasting systems, vessel structural integrity, emergency response procedures, and post-incident recovery. Communications logs, meteorological data, and the chain of command decisions that led the vessel into fatal conditions are meticulously documented. The technical detail on vessel systems, crew communications, and decision timing shows how commercial shipping operates at the boundary of safety and risk.
Provenance
- Original source
- https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/accidentreports/reports/mar1701.pdf
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- 9.9 MB · 300 pages · archived here
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- Work of the US federal government, not subject to copyright (17 U.S.C. 105).
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