Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “It was a very moving and humble reminder that this tragedy is a call to action for the entire maritime community,” Rear Adm. John ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On Sept. 29, 2015, the merchant ship SS El Faro was traveling from Jacksonville to Puerto Rico as Hurricane Joaquin approached. Less than 48 hours later, on the morning of Oct. 1, ...

SS El Faro was a rugged cargo ship that ran the same route for years — until one voyage ended in catastrophe. In 2015, the ...

Three years ago today, the freight ship SS El Faro left Jacksonville and headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico for its weekly round trip. On Oct. 1, 2015, the 33-person crew came up against Hurricane ...

The sinking of the SS El Faro, on October 1, 2015, was America’s worst maritime disaster in decades. El Faro was 790 feet long and hauling 25 million pounds of cargo from Jacksonville, Florida, to San ...

An undated video frame grab showing the stern of the of the sunken freighter El Faro on the seafloor, 15,000-feet deep near the Bahamas. The image was taken by Cable Underwater Recovery Vehicle (CURV) ...

The sunken stern of El Faro. The first free-standing federal legislation inspired by the sinking of the SS El Faro just took a big step towards becoming law, as the Maritime Safety Act of 2018 heads ...

When an initial report arrived saying the captain of the cargo ship El Faro had called ashore for help, the U.S. Coast Guard didn’t believe the vessel was at risk of sinking and later had software ...

In October 2015, the SS El Faro, a 40-year-old cargo ship, left port bound for Puerto Rico - straight into the path of Hurricane Joaquin. Despite repeated warnings and deteriorating weather, the ...

The sunken stern of El Faro. In a decision that could mean broad changes across the American shipping industry, the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has accepted, partially or in full, almost all ...