New images of sunken 'El Faro' surface
New images and video have been released of the sunken cargo ship, El Faro.
The National Transportation Safety Board released this statement:
As part of its continuing investigation into the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro in the Atlantic Ocean in October, the National Transportation Safety Board has opened the accident docket and released underwater images and video of the vessel.
The US flagged ship, owned by Sea Star Line, LLC, and operated by TOTE Services, went missing on Oct. 1 during Hurricane Joaquin and was located on Oct. 31 in about 15,000 feet of water in the vicinity of its last known position near Crooked Island, Bahamas.
Twenty-eight US crew members and five Polish workers were on board.
Investigators might now renew their search for the ship's data recorder.
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