Wreckage found in Atlantic belongs to El Faro, feds confirm - Polidicks

[url]http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/02/wreckage-found-in-atlantic-belongs-to-missing-cargo-ship-feds-confirm/?intcmp=hpbt4[/url] [QUOTE]The debris that turned up on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean Saturday does belong to the cargo ship that vanished in a hurricane, the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Monday. The wreckage was found in 15,000 feet of water east of the Bahamas, nearly a month after the El Faro went missing during Hurricane Joaquin. All 33 crewmembers on board were lost.[/QUOTE]

thanks for posting this; I was always wondering when something new was gonna pop up about it. Condolences to all of the families. If the boat really split in two that's most likely the reason it sank so fast. [quote=article]"We do know the ship, from the sonar-generated images, does appear to be upright, so that's encouraging," he said. The recovery operations could take up to 15 days, depending on weather and sea conditions. The CURV-21 is designed to work up to a maximum depth of 20,000 feet of seawater, according to the Navy. The El Faro was reported missing east of the Bahamas, and it apparently came to rest at a depth greater than the final resting place of the Titanic, which lies over 12,500 feet down in the north Atlantic.[/quote] pretty creepy that it's even deeper than the titanic. But atleast it landed on the seafloor upright instead of upsidedown

Recovery? What are they going to recover? The bodies?

[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;49034778]Recovery? What are they going to recover? The bodies?[/QUOTE] As stated in the article, yes. If possible they will make the attempt.

[QUOTE=agentfazexx;49034786]As stated in the article, yes. If possible they will make the attempt.[/QUOTE] Is there also a black box or recorder they can recover?

[QUOTE=richard9311;49035926]Is there also a black box or recorder they can recover?[/QUOTE] In the link in the OP it's mentioned

Hearing that they will recover the ship "intact" from the seafloor sounds grim as fuck. Imagine it being completely sealed, and then opening it to reveal the inside... Somewhat unrelated, but honestly? Screw being a seaman...

[QUOTE=kweh;49043080]Hearing that they will recover the ship "intact" from the seafloor sounds grim as fuck. Imagine it being completely sealed, and then opening it to reveal the inside... Somewhat unrelated, but honestly? Screw being a seaman...[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]The ship will certainly not be recovered; the ship is going to stay there. The containers are too deep to do any kind of recovery mission[/QUOTE] What?

[QUOTE=agentfazexx;49043213]What?[/QUOTE] oh nvm wheres bad reading when you need it

[QUOTE=kweh;49043080]Hearing that they will recover the ship "intact" from the seafloor sounds grim as fuck. Imagine it being completely sealed, and then opening it to reveal the inside... Somewhat unrelated, but honestly? Screw being a seaman...[/QUOTE] There wouldn't be any "sealed" spaces. Any survivable-sized air pockets implode when ships sink just a few hundred meters, they're not designed to withstand the pressure. Smaller air bubbles would get compressed to nothing by the pressure.

I recently learned that one of the missing men was my neighbor. :(

Fun fact: The Titanic wreck is 12,000 feet below the surface. This one is 15,000 feet. Imagine.