Video Footage of El Faro Released

As part of its continuing investigation into the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro in the Atlantic Ocean in October 2015, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has opened the accident docket and released underwater images and video of the vessel.

The U.S. flagged ship, owned by Sea Star Line and operated by TOTE Services, went missing on October 1 during Hurricane Joaquin and was located on October 31 in about 15,000 feet of water in the vicinity of its last known position near Crooked Island, Bahamas. Twenty-eight U.S. crewmembers and five Polish workers were on board.

The images on the El Faro investigation that the NTSB has released include nine underwater photos and more than 47 minutes of video from CURV-21, the remotely operated vehicle used to document the wreckage and debris field.

Stern:

Empty main deck:

Navigation bridge:

Deck where bridge detached:

Empty main deck:

Data recorder on El Faro navigation bridge: