An expedition by investigators and scientists has found the voyage data recorder (VDR) of TOTE Maritime's sunken ro-ro El Faro, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday.
The discovery could prove a breakthrough for the investigation into the ship's October loss off Crooked Island, Bahamas.
There were no survivors among the 33 men and women onboard the 5,330-lane-metre El Faro (built 1975) when it sank during Hurricane Joaquin, and communication with the ship was lost just 17 minutes after the first report of trouble.
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