El Faro ‘Black Box’ Recovered: Does it Have the Clues?

2305

El faro

On August 8, after 10 months since El Faro sank east of the Bahamas, a crew recovered the vessel’s data recorder from ocean floor.  Investigators and family members are hoping the recorder, which records GPS data and communications between crew members, will offer some clues into how and why the cargo ship went down during Hurricane Joaquin in October 2015, killing all 33 of the ship’s crew.

“The recovery of the recorder has the potential to give our investigators greater insight into the incredible challenges that the El Faro crew faced, but it’s just one component of a very complex investigation,” NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart said in a statement.

A U.S. Coast Guard panel in May revealed the ship’s captain intended to avoid the brewing storm when he departed, but may have had outdated weather data.

Hart said investigators have a long road ahead in uncovering the reason for the sinking.

“There is still a great deal of work to be done in order to understand how the many factors converged that led to the sinking,” he said.

To watch video, please click here

Did you subscribe for our daily newsletter?

It’s Free! Click here to Subscribe!

Reference: Reuters, NBC News

5 COMMENTS

  1. Hello, the whole thing is going sound here and ofcourse every one is sharing
    information, that’s genuinely fine, keep up writing. I saw similar here: Najlepszy sklep

  2. Wow! Finally I got a web site from where I be able to really obtain valuable facts concerning my study and knowledge.
    I saw similar here: ecommerce and also here: sklep internetowy

  3. Hola! I’ve been following your website for a long time now and finally got the
    bravery to go ahead and give you a shout out from Kingwood Tx!

    Just wanted to mention keep up the great work! I saw similar here:
    najlepszy sklep and also here: sklep internetowy

  4. Wow, marvelous weblog layout! How lengthy have you ever been running a blog for?

    you made running a blog look easy. The overall glance of your web site is magnificent, as well as the content!
    You can see similar: ecommerce and here sklep internetowy

Comments are closed.