Theresa Davidson, the wife of Captain Michael Davidson, has never spoken publicly about the sinking or her husband's death aboard the El Faro but she did talk with a team of NTSB and federal investigators on Jan. 5 of this year. Yesterday the NTSB released the full transcript of the interview despite her written objections. Multiple times during … [Read more...]
NTSB to Launch Second Search for El Faro’s VDR
The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday said it would launch a second expedition to search for evidence in its investigation of the loss of the cargo ship El Faro, which sank in the Atlantic during a hurricane on October 1, 2015. A key objective of the upcoming mission will be locate the missing voyage data recorder and to provide investigators with a more … [Read more...]
NTSB: Wreckage Believed to be Missing Ship El Faro Found
A search team on board a U.S. Navy tug has found what they believe is the wreckage of the missing American cargo ship El Faro in the search area off the Bahamas, the NTSB said in an update late Saturday. UPDATE (Nov 2) - El Faro Found - NTSB Confirms Wreckage is Missing Cargo Ship The vessel was located at a depth of about 15,000 feet in the vicinity of … [Read more...]
El Faro ‘Pinger’ Search Turns Up Empty – UPDATE
A U.S. Navy tug was unable to detect any 'pings' from the sunken El Faro cargo ship off the Bahamas and the search has shifted to using side-scan sonar, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said in an update Tuesday on its investigation into the ship's sinking. As of Wednesday, the first of 13 side scan sonar search lines had been completed … [Read more...]
El Faro Owners Hit With $100 Million Lawsuit Over Sinking
By David Adams and Barbara Liston Oct 14 (Reuters) - The family of a crew member missing from the El Faro cargo ship is seeking $100 million in a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit against the owners and captain of the ship that sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane two weeks ago. The lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Lonnie Jordan, one of the 33 crew members … [Read more...]
Collision Course With a Hurricane: How Doomed El Faro Met Its End
By Edward McAllister and David Adams NEW YORK/MIAMI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The ill-fated U.S.-flagged El Faro cargo ship sunk by Hurricane Joaquin was sailing at near full speed into the center of the storm before it lost propulsion amid mountainous waves and brutal winds, according to ship tracking data. The data on Thomson Reuters Eikon raises questions about the … [Read more...]
Captain of Ill-Fated El Faro Described as ‘Experienced’ and ‘Trusted’ Mariner
By David Sherwood PORTLAND, Maine, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The captain of the ill-fated cargo ship that sank in a hurricane off the Bahamas with no survivors last week was an experienced and highly trusted mariner who had spent a lifetime on the water, friends and colleagues said. The captain of El Faro, Michael Davidson of Windham, Maine, was raised in South … [Read more...]