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Tug Caribbean Sea Never Responded to Duck Boat in Fatal Collision
Duck Boat being struck by barge On July 7th, we posted about a collision between a barge towed by the tug Caribbean Sea and a disabled “Duck boat” DUKW 34 at anchor in the Delaware River off...
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El Faro Search Ends — Black Box Not Found
We know that the ro/ro El Faro sank with all hands after it lost power in the path of Hurricane Joaquin in early October. The captain reported a hull breach. All 33 crew were lost. We may never know...
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The Wreck of El Faro — NTSB Video from 60 Minutes
The news program 60 Minutes broadcast National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) footage of the wreck of El Faro last night. The TOTE Ro/Ro was lost with all 33 aboard in Hurricane Joaquin in...
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El Faro Tragedy — Investigation Continues on Shore and at Sea
There are still almost as many questions as answers as to why the US flag ro/ro El Faro sank in Hurricane Joaquin last October with the loss of the 33 aboard. Today, the United States Coast Guard...
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Search Resumes for El Faro Black Box in Very, Very Deep Water
Last November, we posted that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had ended its search for the El Faro‘s Voyage Data Recorder (VDR), the so-called “black box,” which might have provided...
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Voyage Data Recorder from El Faro Recovered from 15,000′
El Faro voyage data recorder in fresh water on the USNS Apache Photo: NTSB A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) press release announced today that the voyage data recorder (VDR) from El Faro,...
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26 Hours of Information Recovered from El Faro Voyage Data Recorder
El Faro, Photo: TOTE Maritime The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Wednesday that they had successfully retrieved 26 hours of information from the El Faro Voyage Data Recorder...
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