In 2015, a veteran cargo ship sailed into a routine storm and simply vanished. We reconstruct the final, terrifying moments of the SS El Faro and the tragic, crucial error that doomed the vessel.

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 ...

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 ...

The 2015 sinking of the SS El Faro, which killed all 33 mariners aboard, has led to safety reforms in the maritime industry. Advocacy from victims' families has helped empower crew members to speak up ...

In 2017, a senior figure in the U.S. Coast Guard visited Jacksonville’s memorial to 33 mariners who died in a hurricane aboard the container ship SS El Faro. “It was a very moving and humble reminder ...