Here is an animation produced by the National Transportation Safety Board reconstructing the sequence of events leading to the sinking of the US-flagged cargo vessel SS El Faro in the Atlantic Ocean near Acklins and Crooked Island, Bahamas, which occurred on the morning of October 1, 2015.
The video was released Tuesday as part of the National Transportation Safety Board panel meeting to determine the probable cause of the sinking.
SEE ALSO: EL FARO Captain Ignored Storm Reports Before Sinking -NTSB
The 790-foot vessel set sail from Jacksonville, Florida, on a voyage to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 29, 2015, and sank about 34 hours later near the eye of Hurricane Joaquin. All 33 crewmembers aboard the ship perished in the accident.
The investigation, that to date has cost $5.6 million and amassed 30,500 hours of investigative work, has produced more than 70 findings and more than 50 proposed recommendations, which will be presented to the board during the meeting.
For the latest, you can check out NTSB_Newsroom on Twitter or watch the live webcast linked to below:
Live webcast of NTSB meeting to determine cause of Oct. 2015 sinking of cargo ship in Atlantic: https://t.co/7N74K9QrG1
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) December 12, 2017
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