Large ship found in deep water off the Bahamas is the lost freighter El Faro, U.S. authorities said on Monday
- El Faro sank with 33 crew members in a hurricane last month
- Wreckage, in an upright position and intact on ocean floor, was initially detected by U.S. Navy salvage team over weekend
- It was found in vicinity of El Faro's last known location off Crooked Island in the southeastern Bahamas, NTSB said
- Wreck is sitting in such deep water - 2,500 feet deeper than the Titanic - that it is beyond the reach of divers
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large ship found in deep water off the Bahamas is the lost freighter El
Faro that sank with 33 crew members in a hurricane last month, U.S.
authorities said on Monday.
The
wreckage, in an upright position and intact on the ocean floor, was
initially detected by a U.S. Navy salvage team over the weekend at a
depth of nearly three miles.
It was
found in the vicinity of El Faro's last known location off Crooked
Island in the southeastern Bahamas, the U.S. National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB) said.
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large ship found in deep water off the Bahamas is the lost freighter El
Faro (pictured in a file photo at sea) that sank with 33 crew members
in a hurricane last month, U.S. authorities said on Monday
The
790-ft cargo ship, disappeared on October 1 during a regular weekly run
between Florida and Puerto Rico after the captain reported losing
propulsion and taking on water
The
Navy salvage tug Apache subsequently deployed a deep ocean remotely
operated submersible, CURV-21, equipped with a camera to confirm the
identity of the ship, officials said.
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salvage team will now seek to retrieve the ship's voyage data recorder -
similar to an airplane's black box - which could contain vital clues
for the NTSB-led investigation into what sank the El Faro.
