Maritime, Travel and Conservation
The SS El Faro and her crew of 33 disappeared in Hurricane Joaquin seven years ago today and the matter
No one saw tons of change coming from the initial report on the 2015 tragedy. But the tide keeps rising and rising — to a point where it may now have provided the most significant maritime safety reforms in more than 100 years.
The Wreck of the Marine Electric, in February 1983, triggered a series of US Coast Guard reforms that changed maritime safety forever.
Comes now the Smithsonian Channel with its latest installment of famous ship wrecks, and to its credit, presents some first
(Note: The original article has been modified to include a veteran mariner’s point of view on the varying degrees of
In a sign that the loss of the SS El Faro is significantly toughening US Coast Guard inspections, the Commandant
More than a year after a Marine Board of Investigation called for civil charges against the owner of the lost
(Originally published as “Two Tankers Down.” Available also in paperback, kindle and audio book on Amazon.) Text design by Kim
The Captains of Thor:What Really Caused the Loss of the SS El Faro A Book Written in Serialized Form. Free
