JACKSONVILLE, FL (AP) — Federal investigators have positively identified the wreckage found 15,000 feet deep in the sea as that of the ill-fated cargo ship El Faro.
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The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday on Twitter that the survey of the area will continue.
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The ship sank in about 15,000 feet of water Oct. 1 during Hurricane Joaquin with 33 people aboard east of the Bahamas. No survivors were found.
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The NTSB says sonar indicates the ship landed upright, which could help crews recover the ship’s data record, or “black box.”
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The agency says the U.S. Navy is continuing to survey the area around the wreckage.
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