Ten years ago this week, one of the worst maritime disasters in American history took place in the Bahamas. Thirty-three crew members of the container ship SS El Faro sailed directly into Hurricane ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: Sugar23 and Audible have partnered on a new podcast series, titled Shipwreck: How a Captain, Company, and Culture Sank ...

ROCKLAND, Maine (WABI) - 10 years ago, Hurricane Joaquin took the lives of the 33 crew members aboard SS El Faro, including five Maine Maritime Academy graduates. Saturday, a remembrance ceremony was ...

In 2015, the cargo ship SS El Faro departed Jacksonville on what should have been a routine voyage—but instead sailed directly toward a rapidly intensifying hurricane. As the storm grew into a ...

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 ...

The SS El Faro's sinking in 2015 was America's worst maritime disaster in decades, taking 33 lives. Afterward, making ships safer became a key goal.