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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Search Team Finds El Faro’s Missing Voyage Data Recorder
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Search Team Finds El Faro’s Missing Voyage Data Recorder

The National Transportation Safety Board says a search team has located the El Faro’s missing voyage data recorder in 15,000 feet of water about 41 miles

April 26, 2016
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Monday, April 18, 2016
Maintenance Issue Delays Second Search for El Faro’s VDR
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Maintenance Issue Delays Second Search for El Faro’s VDR

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla., April 18 (Reuters) – A maintenance issue delayed the start of a second search off the Bahamas on Monday for a data

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 62

Sunday, April 17, 2016
NTSB to Resume Search for El Faro’s Voyage Data Recorder
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NTSB to Resume Search for El Faro’s Voyage Data Recorder

The National Transportation Safety Board is set to resume its search Monday for the voyage data recorder of the sunken El Faro cargo ship. The U.S.

April 17, 2016
Total Views: 51

Friday, February 26, 2016
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U.S. Coast Guard Wraps First Part of El Faro Hearings

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla., Feb 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. investigation into the deadly sinking of the El Faro cargo ship during a hurricane last fall

February 26, 2016
Total Views: 11

Sunday, February 21, 2016
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El Faro’s Final Communications Played at Hearing – LISTEN

Feb 20 (Reuters) – The captain of the doomed El Faro warned that the “clock was ticking” as his cargo ship took on water in an Atlantic

February 21, 2016
Total Views: 241

Friday, February 19, 2016
EL FARO Tragedy: Does Age Really Matter?
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EL FARO Tragedy: Does Age Really Matter?

By Donald Frost SS EL FARO’s age (39 years) has risen as a cause of its loss: But the issue, to my mind, is not age but inspection and

February 19, 2016
Total Views: 145

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
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Coast Guard Wraps First Day of Testimony in El Faro Hearing

By Barbara Liston Feb 16 (Reuters) – The captain of the U.S. cargo ship that sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane last fall, killing all 33 people on

February 16, 2016
Total Views: 58

Monday, February 15, 2016
Coast Guard Searching for Clues Into El Faro’s Loss
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Coast Guard Searching for Clues Into El Faro’s Loss

Investigators with the U.S. Coast Guard are getting ready to kick off the nine days of hearings in the probe into the loss of the American cargo

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 23

Thursday, February 11, 2016
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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

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 7

Tuesday, January 26, 2016
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TOTE Settles El Faro Claims with Ten Families

Families of ten victims in the tragic sinking of the El Faro have reached a settlement with the ship’s owner over the disaster. The 10 families have

January 26, 2016
Total Views: 44

U.S. Coast Guard to Hold El Faro Investigation Hearings
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U.S. Coast Guard to Hold El Faro Investigation Hearings

The U.S. Coast Guard is getting ready to hold its first marine investigation hearing as part of its probe into the loss of the American cargo ship El Faro

January 26, 2016
Total Views: 15

Monday, January 4, 2016
First Photos and Video of El Faro Wreckage Released by NTSB
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First Photos and Video of El Faro Wreckage Released by NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board has released the first photos and video of the wreckage of the sunken El Faro as part of its investigation into the

January 4, 2016
Total Views: 699

Monday, November 16, 2015
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NTSB Abandons Search for El Faro’s Missing Voyage Data Recorder

The National Transportation Safety Board says it has completed its documentation of the wreck of the cargo ship El Faro and the associated debris field,

November 16, 2015
Total Views: 33

Thursday, November 12, 2015
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El Faro’s Missing Bridge Found

Searchers have located the missing bridge of the ill-fated cargo ship El Faro, but the search continues for the vessel’s voyage data recorder, the

November 12, 2015
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, November 3, 2015
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NTSB: El Faro Wreck Missing Bridge and Voyage Data Recorder

  A major disappointment announced today in the investigation into the El Faro sinking with the NTSB now saying that the wreck of the ship was discovered

November 3, 2015
Total Views: 85

Monday, November 2, 2015
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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

November 2, 2015
Total Views: 60

Sunday, November 1, 2015
U.S. Navy Salvage Team Looking to Confirm Wreckage of Sunken El Faro
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U.S. Navy Salvage Team Looking to Confirm Wreckage of Sunken El Faro

  By David Adams MIAMI, Nov 1 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy salvage team prepared on Sunday to launch a remotely operated submersible to confirm that

November 1, 2015
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
El Faro ‘Pinger’ Search Turns Up Empty – UPDATE
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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

October 28, 2015
Total Views: 45

Monday, October 19, 2015
U.S. Navy Tug to Begin Search for Sunken El Faro Near the Bahamas
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U.S. Navy Tug to Begin Search for Sunken El Faro Near the Bahamas

  A search and salvage team from the U.S. Navy is expected to kick off its search for the American cargo ship El Faro this week which is

October 19, 2015
Total Views: 116

Thursday, October 15, 2015
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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on El Faro Sinking, Navy Contracted to Search for Wreck

  The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released a preliminary report on its investigation into the October 1 sinking of the

October 15, 2015
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