How SS El Faro's Engine Stopped in a Hurricane
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How did SS El Faro's engine stop in a hurricane? When the ship leaned in the wind and flooding, its lube-oil suction ran dry and propulsion shut down, leaving it beam-on to the storm. This short explains the NTSB findings and the weather routing and stability lessons behind the loss of all 33 aboard.
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