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I witnessed that ship. Heading out to sea for its. Last voyage. It was a suverly neglected ship. It looked like a shipwreck looking for a place to happen. Like it had never ever been serviced. Just paint on rust. She had 5 pumps going full as she left. Port.

If you want to know exactly what happened to this doomed ship, watch Brick Immortars version, it’s got the best breakdown of all the details. The captain on this ship was fully to blame, knowingly pushing the limits of the ship and crew into a hurricane. With multiple chances to duck behind islands and wait it out, he pushed on thinking he had been in worse weather in bearing sea. He was also dead set on a promotion to a newer ship class that TOTE was launching very soon.

The channel Brick Immorter has an excellent documentary on the El Faro. It’s called Disastrous Indifference.

yeah i was listening to this on the ham tuning between the 2 coast guard channels on vhf

Honestly the captains voicemail explains exactly what happened. Water communication (water is getting into the ship, there is a list (the ship is literally laying towards the ocean) propulsion is lost and won’t restart (engine is broke down) so the ship layed down and sank. And nobody at the company could be bothered to answer the phone even while knowing they sent a ship towards a major storm. Everyone failed here, company and captain to be sure. And having worked a maritime job I can attest to the fact that even when you know it’s dangerous something still holds you to doing your job and sailing. I was on a boat that had a pilot who while intoxicated ran our vessel 75’ ashore, he literally full steam ahead hit the bank. We were on the Mississippi where our sounder was reading all 000s and I thought I gotta get off this boat before he sinks it, but I stayed aboard until my transfer went through anyway

Blessings to all souls on the El Faro . I lived in Panama City , Fl when hurricane Michael roared through...I cant imagine being on a ship out to sea...Blessing also to the families.

This is so sad. God bless these families. I feel for the sailors who did not agree with their captain as far as continuing on that fatal route and could do nothing but sit there and watch…..the fear they must have felt is inconceivable to me. My heart goes out to them 10 fold.

15:51 RIP to all of those who passed, and prayers up to their loved ones.😢

Excellent documentary. NOW make one of the results of the findings.

Couldn't imagine the fear they had to be going through the faces of the crew really brings it home

This is one of the biggest problems in shipping is that there is a time frame which is totally ridiculous they want that shipment there regardless of human life which is unacceptable and these poor souls lost their lives it must stop.

Very much appreciated, thank you.

Pretty simple: a detour and we would not be commenting on a incident like this. If you look at the map you can clearly see that the detour is small enough as to be inconsequential to the bottom line in a large scale operation.

They talk about the pressure of delivering on time but I tend to think there was an invincibility problem with the commander. He weighed his options and chose to sail into the eye of the storm. That ship never arrived. It was way late. Captain's fault. He over estimated his chances literally leaving himself in an inescapable situation I think even the second officer realized and should have spoken up and maybe she did and that made the Captain that much more determined to do it anyways. Two people warned him and he did it anyways.

It all boils down to corrupt greed! Money money money. Lives lost because money!

That poor guy at the end, couldn't bring himself to say it, as if saying it brings it to be more real each time "That's the only reason my shipmates are...are....are....they perished" 😥😥

I completely agree!!

Very sad. Senseless!! By the way Joaquin is pronounced " wah-keen"

P.s. The ships company lost the crew, lost the ship and lost the cargo.... NO ships should be permitted to sail in Hurricane conditions.. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out.

It is sad that the NTSB and Coast Guard permits shipping companies to prostitute safety for profits. The only thing to help is for the families of the deceased to have a class action law suit against the owners of the shipping company and deposition the voice recorders from the El Fargro to be used as evidence. In the airlines dispatching an aircraft and deciding its route is the joint responsibility of the captain and company dispatcher. It is hard to believe that the company does not play a role in dispatching the ship. By the NTSB refusing to release the voice tapes, they are protecting the mal practice of the shipping company. By the NTSB permitting railroads to perform one minute inspections of freight cars you have disasters like the recent Palestine Ohio derailment.