Post by J85K on Oct 8, 2015 8:32:32 GMT -4
On Monday, four days after El Faro vanished, the US Coast Guard concluded it sank near the Bahamas in about 15,000 feet of water. One unidentified body in a survival suit was spotted, and the search went on for any trace of the other 32 crew members.
Survival suits help mariners float and stay warm. But even with the water temperature at 85 degrees, hypothermia can set in quickly, Coast Guard Capt. Mark Fedor said. He noted that the hurricane had winds of about 140mph and waves topping 50feet.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3261875/Captain-cargo-ship-sank-Bahamas-33-crewmen-wanted-BYPASS-Hurricane-Joaquin-mechanical-problem-left-cargo-ship-adrift.html
Survival suits help mariners float and stay warm. But even with the water temperature at 85 degrees, hypothermia can set in quickly, Coast Guard Capt. Mark Fedor said. He noted that the hurricane had winds of about 140mph and waves topping 50feet.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3261875/Captain-cargo-ship-sank-Bahamas-33-crewmen-wanted-BYPASS-Hurricane-Joaquin-mechanical-problem-left-cargo-ship-adrift.html