El Faro: the Ship That Sailed Into a Hurricane

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About this video

In this video, we examine the SS El Faro disaster, the worst American cargo ship loss in decades. Learn how outdated weather forecasts and a fatal list led to the sinking of the El Faro in Hurricane Joaquin, and what the recovered voice recorder revealed about the crew's final hours. Chapters: 00:00 Into the Storm 00:26 The Ship 00:45 The Crew 01:03 Departure 01:20 Two Roads South 01:39 The Old Forecast 01:57 Six Hours Behind 02:15 Chasing a Ghost 02:33 Voices in the Night 02:53 The Gradient 03:09 He Knew the Safe Road 03:28 Morning 03:45 Blind to the Wind 04:03 The List 04:25 The Oil Physics 04:44 Dead Ship 05:01 Twenty-Two Miles 05:18 The Last Call 05:42 The Boats That Couldn't 05:59 The Search 06:15 Three Miles Down 06:31 The Findings 06:50 The Sister Ship 07:07 What Changed at Sea 07:34 The Margin 07:51 Thirty-Three

From the video

Into the Storm
Into the Storm
El Faro: the Ship That Sailed Into a Hurricane
The Questions
The Questions
The Ship
The Ship
The Crew
The Crew
Departure
Departure
Two Roads South
Two Roads South
The Old Forecast
The Old Forecast
Six Hours Behind
Six Hours Behind
Chasing a Ghost
Chasing a Ghost
Voices in the Night
Voices in the Night
The Gradient
The Gradient

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