Posted:
October 6, 2015
The following articles were released by the U.S. Coast Guard and TOTE Maritime.
U.S. Coast Guard: Update 9
MIAMI - Coast Guard crews continue searching for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro Tuesday night, which is believed to have sunk during Hurricane Joaquin.
Crews have searched a total of 172,257 square nautical miles while searching in the vicinity of the ship's last known position 35 nautical miles northeast of Crooked Islands, Bahamas.
The Coast Guard located a deceased person in a survival suit in the water Sunday.
A heavily damaged life boat with markings consistent with those on board the El Faro was also located Sunday. Additional items located by Coast Guard aircrews within search areas include a partially submerged life raft, life jackets, life rings, cargo containers and an oil sheen Sunday.
Multiple crews searched for survivors from the El Faro. Assets involved in the search included:
Sea and weather conditions during Tuesday's search include one-foot seas and two-knot winds with 10 miles visibility.
TOTE Maritime:
Jacksonville, FL (Oct. 6, 2015) - At 16:00 EST Tim Nolan, President of TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, issued the following statement regarding efforts to locate and communicate with the El Faro and her crew.
"TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico continues to work with the Coast Guard in the ongoing search and rescue operations for survivors from the El Faro. Today, the following assets are engaged in the effort:
Coast Guard continues search for missing El Faro crew
The following articles were released by the U.S. Coast Guard and TOTE Maritime.
U.S. Coast Guard: Update 9
MIAMI - Coast Guard crews continue searching for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro Tuesday night, which is believed to have sunk during Hurricane Joaquin.
Crews have searched a total of 172,257 square nautical miles while searching in the vicinity of the ship's last known position 35 nautical miles northeast of Crooked Islands, Bahamas.
The Coast Guard located a deceased person in a survival suit in the water Sunday.
A heavily damaged life boat with markings consistent with those on board the El Faro was also located Sunday. Additional items located by Coast Guard aircrews within search areas include a partially submerged life raft, life jackets, life rings, cargo containers and an oil sheen Sunday.
Multiple crews searched for survivors from the El Faro. Assets involved in the search included:
- Two Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules fixed wing airplanes
- Two Air Force C-130 airplanes
- One Navy P-8 fixed wing airplane
- One Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
- Coast Guard Cutter Northland, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, Virginia.
- Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton, a 154-foot fast response cutter homeported in Key West, Florida.
- Three commercial tugboats.
Sea and weather conditions during Tuesday's search include one-foot seas and two-knot winds with 10 miles visibility.
TOTE Maritime:
Jacksonville, FL (Oct. 6, 2015) - At 16:00 EST Tim Nolan, President of TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, issued the following statement regarding efforts to locate and communicate with the El Faro and her crew.
"TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico continues to work with the Coast Guard in the ongoing search and rescue operations for survivors from the El Faro. Today, the following assets are engaged in the effort:
4 C-130s (2 Coast Guard, 2 Air Force)TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico will be fully cooperating with the NTSB and Coast Guard as they conduct their federal investigations. In addition, TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico plans to hire an independent third party maritime firm to conduct a safety assessment, which will be made public once completed. We wish to thank all those who are assisting us, providing support and praying for all involved."
1 Navy P-8 Poseidon
3 Coast Guard cutters
3 tugboats
2 Coast Guard helicopters