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The cargo ship El Faro, which was lost as it passed through Bahamian waters during the storm with its full crew of 33.

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The last desperate hours of the El Faro

With no wind gauge and insufficient lashing to hold containers in place, an aged US freighter was no match for the full fury of Hurricane Joaquin. Using recordings from the ship’s recovered ‘black box’, Jason Dearen pieces together the final moments before all hands were lost in Bahamian waters in 2015 . . .

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