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1) FARO is a rapper based … Read Full Bio ↴There are 5 known artists with this name:

1) FARO is a rapper based out of Gaineville, Florida.

2) Faro is a hard rock/ melodic rock/ metal band from Germany.

3) Faro is a downtempo/ lounge/ ambient/ R&B project by Dennis Achmad Rufaro Bonam from the Netherlands.

4) Faro is a French rap/ hip-hop artist.

5) Faro is a solo endeavor by Robert Iwanik (Krzycz, Rope, Alchimia) of bass, voice and percussion. The debut album, Roma, features guest appearances from some of Iwanik’s closest friends and relatives – Doug Scharin (Codeine, HiM, Rex, June of 44, Enablers), Darin Gray (Dazzling Killmen, You Fantastic!, Grand Ulena, Jim O’Rourke, On Fillmore, Chikamorachi, Tweedy), Eugene S. Robinson (Oxbow), Grażyna Auguścik, Dawud Mateen (Alchimia), and Przemysław Drążek (Krzycz, Rope, Mako Sica).

The album consists of two chapters, each continuously flowing through a variety of motions. From sparse ambient to pulsating grooves, meticulously enriched with a broad spectrum of percussion, drones, female and male voice. It plays like a soundtrack to a collection of visually stimulating vignettes.

Iwanik relocated to Chicago from his native Poland in 2000 following his passion for music. He was a founding member of an avant-mood-swing outfit, Rope, with which he released three albums on Family Vineyard Records and toured the U.S. extensively. In 2007 he relocated to Seattle where he founded the ambient jazz trio Alchimia and released two albums on Instant Classic Records. As of fall of 2012, Iwanik calls San Diego, CA his home.

On Roma, he reflects on life experiences at the turn of its next decade and draws inspirations from Southern California’s rich nature and people that surround him, most of whom are in fact part of the record. The album artwork, also designed by Iwanik, features elements of nature that reflect the intricacies and diversity of sounds on the album.

Roma was recorded, mixed, and produced by Doug Scharin at his Activities of Dust studio in San Marcos, CA.

Faro "Roma" 2CD comes in an elegant gatefold card case. Limited edition of 200 worldwide. For more info, visit: https://faro1.bandcamp.com/

6) FARO is a singer and songwriter from Portugal, known for working with The Black Mamba, Souls of Fire and Frederico Bc

Where did it go
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Asking Alexandria So you're all stars now? So you're what's in now? Top of…
Burt Bacharach Stop the clock, make it stop Where'd it go? I don't…
Dakoda Motor Co. So many people all over the world and These two girls…
Dekker Desmond There was a song we used to sing Whenever this life…
Desmond Dekker There was a song we used to sing Whenever this life…
Desmond Dekker & The Aces There was a song we used to sing Whenever this life…
Jimmy Cliff There was a song we used to sing Whenever this life…
L.H.A.S. Inc. Wouldn't say I been going crazy lately I just feel I…
Lapland Where did it go? Where did you put your heart cold? Why…

Lorenzo's Music Sure was clear that All of this was new Concentrating hard…
Of Earth Rewrite the guidebook Rewrite the facts I traveled a long di…
Richard Berger Oh When your heart is wrong And your hope is gone You're don…

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The one No matter what you say or what you do I will…

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Andrew Watson

2y↑59

As the NTSB said, the rest of the crew should have done more BRM, rather than just sending texts. There was a first and third mate as well involved of course.
One issue here is that crew do shifts and hand overs in 8 hour periods, so only one person in charge at a time.
Seems that that all the crew were overworked and the 2nd mate was on sleeping medication at the time etc etc.
Main issue is the company. They didn't even know where the ship was when it started sinking.

The NTSB report needs to be read in full before any comments on "who is to blame" on youtube. Even then it is not clear cut as that storm was highly unusual, as NOAA even said. Intensified much more than expected and went to the south rather than swing westwards.

There was a dispute from ship and dockworkers side on who lashed the cars down. They skimped on that. The main cause of failure seems to be a vehicle coming loose and smashing into the sea intake for the fire suppression system, so from that point onwards they just could not pump enough water out. The sea intake should have been protected by a bollard in hind sight.

The NTSB report is about 200 pages long I think and 500 pages of transcript. Shows how complex this is. And even the members disagreed on their findings on BRM.

WM Luna

1y↑6

@Gareth Eckley I just had a conversation with my boss about our workplace safety. He was complaining about how staff were making decisions on recent jobs not to wear their safety harnesses or hard hats while doing high-level work on lifts.

I've worked there over 10 years and have seen how things roll and periodically mentioned the supplying and reinforcement of safety gear/protocols in varying levels of assertion or observational commentary. I am not a manager of anybody.

At some point I just quit making references. It all more centers on getting the job done, getting the invoice paid, and getting more jobs. I decided I wasn't going to worry about this more than he and his partner wife were going to. And I also wasn't going to cover if something does happen and someone official asks me historical questions.

During that recent convo I told him that I was honestly shocked something worse hasn't happened in all this time and people do what they want because they do not reinforce safety. There is no official safety protocol policy in place to refer to either, much less have people sign off on.

I think that it's more clicking because he's had to do some of this work while we are short staffed so the potential dangers are more apparent. Also, over the summer, someone slipped and fell on a job and broke her arm. I don't know if this affected their workers comp rates in some way as well or what.

The contrast in the active concern now vs. before was interesting though.

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2y↑386

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2y↑7

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2y↑10

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2y↑7

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Generical FishTycoon

2y↑7

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wednesday adams

2y↑9

Thank you for covering the sinking of the El Faro. This case has haunted me since I first heard of it. I read the entire NTSB report and it haunts me to this day. I think about Danielle Randolph and the rest of the crew often. They saw Hurricane Joaquin coming for them like a slow motion car crash but the captain had the final say. The captain was clearly under a lot of pressure himself to stick to a strict timeline set by the company. The transcript is heartbreaking. They should all be alive today.

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6winstoncupfan

2y↑3.5K

My cousin Dylan was on this ship, it was his first job soon after graduating from Maine maritime academy. Rest In Peace

Nicky Blue

2y↑182

Damn... sorry for your loss....

Redtops

2y↑105

So sorry for your loss. Kings Point '84

Sylvain Gilbert

2y↑69

That is so sad 😞 sorry for your lost

Madness

2y↑60

Sorry for your loss from a fellow mariner

Jose Pablo Luna Sanchez

2y↑43

Sorry to hear that. I once almost work for a ship company but got hired elsewhere. And I am the kind of guy who would advocate for safety, always. Had it been in my hands while in the backoffice of the company it would not have happened.

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z00mer

1y↑1.5K

It’s really hard not to be incredibly angry at that captain. He was betting on people’s lives and pretty much killed everyone on board. Plenty of times there was opportunity to avoid disaster. RIP to the crew.

Argumemnon

1y↑203

Let's not let the company off the hook. If the ship had been properly maintained, this probably wouldn't have happened.

William Woolhouse

1y↑146

@Argumemnon I agree, but the bulk of the blame has to be on the captain, here.
With recklessness like that, it was only a matter of time until he got he and his crew killed.

Recessional

1y↑35

@William Woolhouse Uhmm…it explained how he was normally cautious in the past and that he was most likely under pressure due to the promotion he didn’t receive.

Mary Hadda

1y↑66

Yes, he was the proximate cause, but the fault doesn't lie with him alone. The company gave their ships several years of poor maintenance and their crews several years of poor training. Should have been fixed long before. The situation was a disaster waiting to happen, if not at this time with this ship, then another.

Mr. Amsterdam

1y↑4

@tesom9965 we see this im all industry. In one of the biggest shoppingmall our country asking the woman for a longsleeve and need her to explain what I am talking about, the restaurants and bars hire students (nothing wrong IF YOU PAY THEM GOOD) and many times the orders didnt end right.

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Nick Randolph

2y↑2.9K

My Sister was 2nd mate Danielle Randolph, thank you for this great video, gave me some closure. To the entire 33 crewmembers, you are still missed loved and heald dear in our hearts and minds.

NBR.

WashedUp WarVet

2y↑205

Wow, I’m so sorry for your loss. She seemed like a very intelligent woman, I wish your family peace and great memories of your sister.

dogboyauckland

2y↑183

I am so sorry for you loss. If it can be of any comfort I would like to share this with you. I work for a UK construction company and we use this story as an in depth case study to help promote the right safety culture in our business. This involves having actors play some of the people involved using actual words spoken that were recovered from the black box. This helps us look at the way words and actions made people feel and act in a difficult and pressured situation and how a leader involving and engaging with the expertise around them can help to drive a better and safer outcome. I would stress that this is done very respectfully and we allow a minutes silence to consider and remember those who were on board. People who have been through this (myself included) are visibly moved by this story and can only begin to imagine what you must have been through. I hope and strongly believe that the lessons learned here will make a difference to how we operate and ultimately this will save someone somewheres life or limb and I hope that this may offer some small crumb of comfort to you.

Nick Randolph

2y↑210

@dogboyauckland thank you very much for you and everyone else's kind words and thoughts. I could spend days telling lovely stories of Danielle, I love the fact you are trying to teach and learn from mistakes, that's how we all learn. It is just incredibly unfortunate it took such a tragic experience for some to understand. I have spent many years in marine construction myself, I've seen the good bad and the ugly and experienced some scary things. So if you can teach people some great life lessons that may save someone else please do.

Thank you all for your kind words, thoughts and prayers. May you all have fair winds and following seas GOD BLESS.

NBR.

VelvetYeti

2y↑25

I am so sorry for your loss.

luttes72

2y↑103

I hate speaking Ill of the dead but your sister was more prepared and acted more captain like than the captain. As with any accident he was not the sole reason for the sinking but part of the link. The actions of your sister though need to be recognized. Truly sorry for your loss and those of the remaining crew.

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Alix Marx

1y↑273

I work for a Marine supply company in Jacksonville. The owner was discussing this disaster the other day and talked about Danielle Randolph and other crew members she had worked with over the years.

To those of you in the comments who had family on board, please know that your loved ones are still mourned by people in the industry and remembered by those who occasionally worked with them.

Last Chance

1y↑2

I wish those commenting on losing loved ones in this tragedy had seen your comment what an amazing remembrance of the crew!

JustLucky825

1y↑3

Just a few comments above yours is one that I read from her brother.

K Olsen

1y↑118

Worked on this ship in Tacoma when she was the Northern Lights. Every time it hit port in Tacoma, the ship repair crew (20 of us or more) I was on were waiting. We worked like mad right up to the time of departure to fix the biggest problems. She was a rusty tub that none of us shipyarders would even think of going off shore on. When she got too scary to run to Anchorage, they sent her to the Caribbean instead of the scrap yard to get a few more years of revenue out of her. Corporate greed at its finest. Ship is heavily insured, crew is replaceable.

We Good?

47w↑3

Well said.

Laughing Ram

2y↑982

I sailed on this ship in 1996 as the SS Northern Lights from Tacoma to Anchorage. My previous ship was a super tanker, so this ship was nice and compact. The most dangerous thing on this ship for me was walking on the cargo deck as the longshoremen raced the tractors around the decks loading containers.

Watching this video was so sad and at the same time so frustrating!

As a former merchant mariner, one tends to put their trust in the captain in the ship to make wise decisions. Your safety is in their hands.

Ram
Chief Engineer (retired)

Charles Martell

2y↑28

After sailing around the world a few times, on a sailing vessel: trust nobody with your safety.

ʇɥƃᴉɹlɐ ʇou ɯᴉ

2y↑21

Currently studying marine engineering at the Texas A&M Maritime academy. I go by Ram so from one Ram to another, hello 👋

Jimmy De'Souza

2y↑5

They use tractors to move the containers around the deck? I thought they just used a crane and pulleys. How big are the tractors?

Karl Gharst

1y↑5

I did Crowley's Jax/Lake Charles to San Juan run for years as CE, also a year or so hauling containers Norfolk to Keflavik. I don't miss it...!

ctdieselnut

1y↑14

@Jimmy De'Souza i think he was referring to tractors as in tractor trailers. Some ports have special purpose built compact semi trucks that are short so they have a very tight turning radius for maneuvering tight spots. They only move container trailers, below deck. Above is all the containers loaded by crane. There's also things that look like huge forklifts setup to move containers not on wheels. Not sure which he was referring to.

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Operngeist1

2y↑4.4K

That the 2nd mate knew what would happen but the Captain didn't take her seriously always seemed like the most tragic part of this story. Her messages to her loved ones are heartbreaking.

Freaky Deaky

2y↑242

I think she knew 100%! and she probably told the others not to tell her about the weather because that would make it seem more real to her. The other officers just completely played it off. Had they just taken the original suggested alternative route none of this would have happened. As a storm chaser you NEVER know what's going to happen with mother nature and the risk is not worth it AT ALL. Her messages broke my heart the most too. "Hope to talk to you on Friday" was indicative that she knew she might not make it out of this.

Ryan Draper

2y↑203

No matter how competent we become at something. One’s ego is always looming as their potential undoing.

Riceandbeansrva

2y↑59

@Ryan Draper iv stood many watches and you are absolutely right

knowsmebyname

2y↑59

@Fleming Snopes disagree. There's no way to "know" what would happen but the 2nd suspected what could happen.
People take the path of least resistance pretty regularly. They do what others expect them to do.

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Devin Graves-Montalbano

1y↑43

My good friend and engineering Mentor was the Chief engineer of this trip, he was an incredibly competent engineer i know he did everything he could to get that steam plant back online again. I miss him and I hope he and the other 32 crew on board have found peace! He will be remembered for the incredible person he was.

Steve Manzano

2y↑124

The fact that the captain didn't know that his ship is on point with an eye of a hurricane is beyond words to describe the pure fear of being lost at sea.

C M C

1y↑1

this ship was not on point in a lot of other things, beeing in the worst place at the worst time is only one

Tara LoCastro

2y↑735

My friend's Cousin was lost at sea in the El Faro disaster. He had only been a crew member employed with Tote less than 3 months. He left behind a fiancee and two children, under 6 years old. He mentioned Capt. Davidson was full of himself, stubborn and prideful. His selfishness (and corporate greed) cost lives and irreparably tore families apart.
RIP to all who perished and the families dealing with unfathomable loss.

DayvanCowboy195

1y↑2

Holland?

c pujol

1y↑4

So sad.

Montanamtngirl

1y↑4

I'm so sorry for your friend's cousins family. So very sad. 🙏❤️😥

o0O-JD-O0o

1y↑13

Some people may be surprised at how many lives have been lost in airplane accidents and in ships at sea that sank, over the arrogance and ego of 1 captain. it is disturbing when you think about it. ( i know alot about most airline accidents that have occured also, a large number of them can be attributed to similar behaviors and reactions... although much much less so nowadays)

DangerousEducation

1y↑188

"Red at night, sailor's delight, red light at morning, sailor's take warning." I've experienced as anecdotally 100% true in my 30 years on the water

R M

1y↑4

Glad you alive bro..🎉🎉🎉

Jameson 123

1y↑3

I live near the water and can say anecdotally it has been fairly accurate

Joe Mars

1y↑4

Yes sir. I live by it. Some think it's not true but it is.

Joe Mars

1y↑3

I live by it ,land or sea

Just ForThis

1y↑4

There's an almost identical one for shepherds. "Red at night, shepherds' delight. Red in the morning, shepherds' warning"

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duct tape and french fries.

2y↑284

This was easily one of the best disaster videos I have ever seen, making everything easy to understand and follow, staying engaging, great voice acting, amazing visuals. Very well done Sam, you're quickly becoming one of my favorite creators.

Kevlar Foxx

I agree ☝🏼. Everything about this video was informative and understanding. Kept my attention start to finish. Curious if they where ever to retrieved the body in the life suit. I always think of the woman on deck and if it was her 😢

Christian Hedegaard

2y↑1.9K

As a container ship captain myself, this is a very thorough explanation to what most likely happened to this unfortunate crew. From lacking bridge resource management to insufficient maintenance and even to explaining the possible reasons the captain may have had to choose this perilous voyage execution. Well done! Excellent investigation report.

Homeless Incel

2y↑10

Cool! So did you learn anything?

Cₗₒwₙ Wₒᵣₗd

2y↑16

Thanks, it's always good to know if these channels are for real or not.

Dan Stewart

2y↑24

Question: Could the ship's First Officer, under maritime law and with the support of the other ship's officers, given the captain an ultimatum: Either (1) change course or (2) we will relieve you of command and find you to your cabin, and take him into the ship?

Nora McLoughlin-Docherty

2y↑21

@Dan Stewart exc question. What can a serviceperson do with a rusty hulk that has cargo chained to rust and an ignorant captain? Do the services just say “you should die if your captain says so?” I liked the narrator saying “you are important and your safety matters”. Anyone considering a seaman’s life or a military life needs to discuss this with their non military family member prior to service. You may be stuck under a psychopath’s command.

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Rick Hoppe

1y↑95

I remember following the El Faro incident in real time, as it was happening, and thinking, “Why in the heck are they heading straight toward the hurricane? This is insane!”

GORILLA PIMP

1y↑3

How did you follow it during real time?
You mean like on the news?

velox

1y↑1

@GORILLA PIMP maybe on MarineTraffic?

Jason Boisseau

1y↑152

It’s kind of ironic that when everyone was telling the captain that they needed to change course to avoid the hurricane he didn’t listen. Then when he tried calling in the emergency no one would listen to him. This all on him. He’s the captain. He steered them right into a hurricane that should’ve been easy to avoid. I feel so bad for everyone who was lost on that ship cause they tried to do everything to get him to change course. Not only did he ignore them, he ended up killing all of them.

Pax

1y↑9

They didn't try everything. Nobody mutinied despite captain giving such insane orders.

Vespyr

1y↑3

He should have lost his command a long time ago. I don't understand why corporate holds these captains for so long. There are plenty of young, capable men and women ready to take his place that understand how to avoid a damn storm.

Rosalie

1y↑1

@Vespyr they said he was normally careful, and was likey acting risky because of his pending promotion

Dan Bev

1y↑8

They should have thrown him overboard and charted a new course.

Gantradies _

@Vespyr given he was on a literally rusted-out shitbox,
my guess is he was really, really cheap to hire...

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LouieNJ

2y↑170

It never ceases to amaze me how someone with such responsibility can still become complacent even when people's lives depend on you like that. Absolutely incredible and a sad situation all around.

wednesday adams

1y↑9

I think people are ignoring the pressure from the company to stick to a quick timeline. The captain had already been reprimanded for being deemed “too cautious” when diverting course on a previous storm. This is in the report. I’m not saying he’s totally innocent but the company is just as responsible.

Sate Sate Sate

1y↑5

@wednesday adams It's sad too when you know that exact thing (company/outside influence) has caused these accidents for at least 200 years now and across multiple forms of transport. Same thing happened to the SS Arctic in the 1850s and on the modern end the 05 Amagasaki train disaster

Robosexual

1y↑4

A lot of people want to act like an Admiral or king of a castle, without any of the responsibility it seems. Such a needless tragedy all from negligence and human arrogance

K Olsen

1y↑1

The captain isnt really a captain any more, he has to obey corporate. I mean any real captain with full authority would have changed to a safe course and when in trouble call the Coast Guard, not the company help line.

Elvis Chang

2y↑285

As a second mate myself and knowing a member of their crew I have thought a lot about El Faro. I read the full transcrip from the recorder. As second mate I am responsible for pulling the most up to date weather (where the captain has access to a prettier version that has more predictive traits, but is not as up to date). One take away for me is you MUST make the captain understand in situations like this. He will thank you for it later. This is a second career for me so I was older in school and I saw how the young guys and gals were far less likely to speak up than they should in my view. Chain of command is important, but you can not have good bridge resource management if you are afraid to speak your mind to the captain when it counts.

Sate Sate Sate

1y↑10

I've never held any kind of position on a sea vessel and this isn't a comment particularly about this instance but just in general but wouldn't you, pretty much regardless of the field or topic always want someone that does just that? Point out things you can't see or view differently.. however you want to put it? I'm not saying to the point they're just doing it for the sake of being contrarian but yeah. I can't see a situation pretty much anywhere given all humans are prone to error and mistakes where having someone willing to speak out to help set you straight or correct you is a bad thing

Maya Tate

1y↑30

@Sate Sate Sate the ego and desperation of a person to basically "prove their mental model right" can be impossible to penetrate, and may devolve into outright verbal aggression. Especially when the culture you've worked in has been one of stringent vertical organization, speaking out may be risky for many reasons. People who are 1) in power and 2) in distress often don't want to hear that they're doing anything wrong. :(

Jo Do

1y↑14

@Maya Tate those types of gutless cowards are better known as narcissists/sociopaths. They're very common in men or women. Main red flags are anger issues and they cannot handle constructive criticism.

Don Ramanayake

1y↑4

@Maya Tate Issue is, that an officer on a vessel is not a corporate post. Similar to command presense in the military the aggression needs to be dealt with as often in roles the existence of aggression is not de facto a part of the personality but rather the situation .

Mary Hadda

1y↑3

@Sate Sate Sate True in any field, whether physical like ships, aircraft, and construction, or mental like legal, medicine, and management.

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Gaol

2y↑280

As someone from Puerto Rico, this hit hard knowing all those men died in order to keep the way of life we are used to normal. I used to work at a restaurant and remember the chaos because the shipment got lost, some people got mad blaming bad planning, not realizing the truth until it was informed on the news. Watching this makes me even more upset and mad at all the bad decisions taken by management and responders.

gene coppedge

2y↑28

This captain acted like the captain of the Titanic, ignoring warning signs. But the difference is management of SS EL FARO would accept any course change without hesitation but the captain ran straight into the storm.

Vaff angool

2y↑15

I must be missing something, what more could the responders have done in this case?

WesKrill

2y↑2

@LCF FLC they were in a hurricane….

Fortune Kader

2y↑11

@Vaff angool They could have ensured their buoy was transmitting properly before leaving that poor person in the immersion suit, that was waving their arms to rescuers, to die in the ocean.

Nineteen81

2y↑11

@Fortune Kader Yes! This hit me the most. Why isn’t this discussed more in the comment section? They literally had a survivor and left him/her. Can you imagine what that poor soul was thinking?

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Mandy D

2y↑1K

Danielle had more brains and forethought than the Captain. I can only imagine how hard this has been for her family knowing she screamed warnings and alarms only for her to lose her life while the Captain blathered away about Alaska. This is a seriously sad and frustrating situation that never should've happened.

Andrew Watson

2y↑59

Captain Mike Hamby

2y↑90

I Went to School with Danielle She was a hell of a great person. She was in one hell of a situation. I have sailed with captains that don't listen to their crews and it usually doesn't work out well for them. She should have called the company herself!

HauntedShadowsLegacy

2y↑40

@Captain Mike Hamby Out of curiosity, what would the consequences be nowadays if a crew mutinied against their captain? Additionally, what would the consequences be if they mutinied for reasons of safety? Ultimately, if there's only one person stubbornly making dangerous decisions, it wouldn't take much duct tape to rectify the situation (a bit to bind the hands, a bit to secure 'em to something sturdy, and possibly a bit more to cover the mouth). I'm wondering all this because too-harsh of consequences for a mutiny would discourage potentially-life-saving actions.

Ján Chovanec

2y↑50

This is one of the reasons why competent and hardworking women get overshadowed by less competent men with bigger mouth and larger ego. It's also one of the reasons for the wage gap.

They are not loud enough, they don't fight enough.
That women should have kicked a fuss and threaten, straight up disobey the captain, not just complain.

Douglas Marshall

2y↑34

She had a correct gut feeling about this voyage. Sadly, on the money. The string of bad decisions and neglect that led to this disaster is not unlike the Miami Towers collapse. Some parallels there. Innocent people died and the payout to the mariner's families was paltry by comparison.

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Arturo Pusey

1y↑36

Hearing that Captain's voice and saying "everybody's safe" knowing that he knew they were all but safe is upsetting. He must have known they were past the point of no return and decided to keep trying to salvage the ship. Terrible tragedy.

Gantradies _

1y↑1

that...assumes he was competent enough, or far out of denial enough, to recognize this...

75willo

2y↑93

I read a transcript of the VDR Bridge Audio Files a few years ago and was shocked how bad the situation was handled. The VDR records the last 24 hours before overwriting the data. There had been so many missed opportunities to avoid this desaster in this last 24 hours. I work in the martime industry for over 30 years, the past 15 as a Chief engineer and I have never seen such a disfunctional chain of command. I can't understand, why the officers where not able to stop the captain from killing them all. I really sad to watch...

crow boy

1y↑14

it's not even that the opportunities were missed- they were ignored & dismissed by the person ultimately responsible for the lives of 33 people. and it's not an issue in the industry itself per say , it's in the economy that allows promotion and deadlines to be so readily placed above human life , and in the chains of command so eagerly ready to bury the story and walk away with some crocodile tears and empty promises to improve.

Mike Leo

1y↑2

Captains fault all the way

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Mack JSM

2y↑135

My Father served as the 1st officer on the Sister ship, the (Sea Star)SS EL YUNQUE.. he knew one of the guys on this ship.. this was horrible.. My dad was contacted by Sea Star, was asked to write a letter in Polish about the loss of Polish crew that were on this ship.. this was send out to the Polish families.. so sad. "This could of been avoided 100%" - My Dad

M gdhse3

1y↑5

Ohhhhh my heart breaks every time I read a comment like this.

Ryan Vickery

1y↑16

I only have one complaint about this video, which is you saying the video is getting too long. I could watch/listen to these reports for hours on end. I have binged every video and will be watching every new release! This content is among the best I’ve seen on YouTube, up there with mentour pilot. Thorough, insightful, respectful, and thought provoking. Keep up the good work sir!

TrashKantai

1y↑1

We have similar tastes you would like Green Dot Aviation

Ryan Vickery

1y↑1

@TrashKantai I will check that one out! Another lesser subbed channel is Mini Air Crash Investigation. His are a little less in depth but he seems to cover a lot more of them, and a lot of lesser known crashes and incidents. Definitely worth a watch!

TrashKantai

1y↑1

@Ryan Vickery Thank you i will check the out

SV Granma

2y↑260

Former crew of the USS Nimitz, solo sailboat captain, and private pilot here. Thank you for this video. I often think back to situations like this to see if I too am making an error in judgment. Sometimes our ambition and balls are bigger than our abilities. Thanks for creating this content.

Logan PT beats Jeremy as Impersonator

2y↑3

Get your instrument rating if you don’t have it yet. ATP here and the instrument rating will save you when nothing else can.

b k

2y↑2

Have you ever seen a u.f.o. ?

William Hilbert

1y↑6

Damn shipmate you getting your Dirk Pitt on lol some of us have to

Mary Hadda

1y↑1

That's the point of videos like this. It's better (and safer!) to learn from the mistakes of others than from your own.

TruthSeeker

1y↑1

Sweet. Nimitz was in some aerial photos my husband snagged while aboard the USS Olympia. Every Naval vessel plus I believe every aircraft convened for a photo shoot somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Impressive. Amazing how many chapters in one’s life there are. If we are to be so lucky.

00jyjsarang

2y↑1.4K

Anybody who's watched a few analyses of plane crashes knows that CRM is REALLY important. Subordinate crew members have literally allowed their captain to fly into the side of a mountain rather than take corrective action. And disasters have been averted by good CRM where captain and crew are able to cooperate.

Edmund, Lord Blackadder

2y↑220

I was told when I started flying 'don't sit there in silence if I'm going to kill us both.' I think this is good advice.

Third Eye Jackleg

2y↑64

Yep. Everyone fears the guy/gal who signs their paycheck... can't piss them off by pointing out something they are doing that is stupid!

Glenn Rishton

2y↑78

In the overall scheme of things aviation is relatively a new mode compared of the several thousand year history of a vessel captain being lord and master. Even the word "Master" implies the total control they had over ships. I think a few captains I worked with who were still bitter a captain could no longer order flogging. My point is there is a more entrenched mindset among captain and crew that the captain knows all sees all and is not to be questioned. That mindset is gradually changing and BRM is slowly advancing.

James M

2y↑60

Really good comment. CRM done right is one of the biggest reasons commercial aviation is so safe today. Bridge Resource Management can sometimes be a harder sell, as man has been sailing just a tad bit longer than man has flown, & the maritime tradition of the-captain-of-the-ship-calls-all-the-shots full stop, is still very much followed. The fact that proper BRM aboard El Faro would’ve saved 33 lives is heartbreaking.

Foxracing89

2y↑34

I was thinking the same thing! After watching countless episodes of Mayday, CRM really has helped the industry move past the old ways of hierarchy in a crew of: I don't care what the rest of my crew thinks, I'm the captain and I know best.

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NotSoGoldenAfterAll

2y↑123

“It’s time to come this way.” Haunting that the only option the AS had was to put on a life vest and walk into a hurricane after following the orders of a Captain who put him there in the first place. Truly a nightmare scenario for the crew.

Madhouse Miniatures

2y↑9

Even the way he handled that pisses me off. Its like he wasn't physically trying to help the AS, just coax him off the bridge like you'd try to coax a scared toddler. I mean I understand that maybe the captain couldn't get to him due to a severe list or something, but given the captains actions and attitude up to that time it's just too easy for me to imagine him leaning against the door jamb watching the AS panic.

scottie easley

1y↑8

That's because he wanted to make sure that everything written on record had is on record at his best future intentions and what was best for him in mind I thought he acted like that when he was telling that lady on the phone El faro
Tryin to blame the help. Stupid ship master

Mari G

46w

Exactly.. come this way like straight out the door and jump out into the ocean in the ferocious hurricane. My God the thought of it makes me sick. I can’t even fathom how it went for them. 😔

Bruce_Wayne

2y↑160

I had no idea the danger of this industry until now. What I do know is incompetence, laziness, pressure to skip over safety precautions is absolutely unacceptable. If you’re a restaurant manager, a pilot or a captain of a ship, you have the responsibility to keep your team and customers safe at all cost. You don’t skip checklist, maintenance issues, or suggestions from your team out of ego. If you’re in charge you go above and beyond for the safety of everyone. What a tragedy.

GoldenAce57

2y↑8

Can’t forget than unlike calling 911 or even experiencing an emergency in an airplane, you don’t have Fire/EMS/LEO minutes away, or even an airport in worst case scenarios a few hours away, when you’re on a ship in the middle of the ocean. It can take days for anyone to reach you

calmwins

2y↑1

Sometimes productivity trumps safety.

DieNextInLINE

2y↑4

I had this thought about pilots and captions after binging so many disaster videos that they should be doing much more stringent testing and psychological qualifications to get these positions. I realized later that I shouldn't be judging without knowing what actually goes into the hiring of these individuals but even now it bugs me. Especially in the case of the Costa Concordia. Like the captain went from head of security to captain and he completely abandoned the ship along with the passengers onboard. It would be beyond distressing to find out that these people who have hundreds of lives in their hands aren't tested in some way to find out how they'll react to disaster or them knowing that the people's lives onboard are their responsibility snd they should act accordingly.

Kellergie

1y↑23

This is heartbreaking... I can't imagine being stuck on a ship that was knowingly sailing into a hurricane without being able to do anything about it. How scary

Section8 millionaire

1y↑2

That’s my thought too. Complete nightmare.

Beka Emery

1y↑53

The Captain's indifference and blind confidence got 32 people and himself killed. Truly a tragedy...

Patrick Bateman

1y↑5

But if he had successfully sailed through the hurricane, he would have become a legend. Sometimes you gotta take risks if you want good stories to tell at the bar.

GORILLA PIMP

1y↑2

@Patrick Bateman
Can't argue that homey lol

The Village Idiot

1y↑11

@Patrick Bateman real legends don’t kill 32 people with them

advena

1y↑6

@The Village Idiot exactly! legends don't risk the lives they are responsible for, simply for bragging rights at a bar.

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signofastorm

2y↑38

Coastal and inland skipper and instructor here, this was an utterly stunning account, an universial lesson on safety and responsibility, as well as a life-changing experience for me. Thank you -- and may those 33 souls find peace!

cunard61

2y↑1.8K

I was with the US Army's Transportation Corp during this vessels service in the Iraq war, when it was named the Northern Lights. It came over to Kuwait many times bringing Army equipment, and I was onboard the ship when that equipment was being unloaded. I remember how poor the ships condition was even then, many referring to it as a "rust bucket". They were using the same tie-down method mention in the video, that is, laying down tie-down chains along the deck to serve as tie-down points for vehicles, because there weren't enough D-rings in the deck itself. The cargo decks themselves actually sagged because the weight limits for vehicles being carried, exceeded the registered capacity. The rubber seals around the cargo hatch in the ships side were pretty much mangled from dry rot and constant opening and closing. The ships government contract ended around 2008, and then it began it's long periods of lay-up. I honestly thought it would be scrapped when it ended it's military contract, it really was in horrible shape.

cleasanna05

2y↑76

Interesting. This thing was destined to sink it seems

cunard61

2y↑127

@LastAvailableAlias I talked to a crew member from the engine room about the condition of the ship, and he said the only thing Tote worried about were the engines, as long as they were working everything else was secondary. They didn't seem to concerned about anything that was viewed as secondary.

Dreams R Lies

2y↑33

Thank you for your service!

Ailpein Lachlann

2y↑78

@cleasanna05 Driving it straight into a hurricane certainly helped. Plenty of rust buckets live long enough to see the ship-breakers.

cunard61

2y↑50

@Ailpein Lachlann Absolutely, this seems to be a combination of human error, and the ship's deterioration coming together to form a perfect storm. No pun intended.

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Not Sure

1y↑20

I’m just beyond words listening to the phone call to the company! As a merchant mariner who has worked for some of these 3 rate shipping companies I can’t blame the captain for 100 percent of this disaster. The pressure to stay on schedule from the office is unbelievable. They will order you to do unbelievable stuff and then blame you for the results. I’ll give an example I was the chief engineer on a vessel that lost oil pressure on its starboard main reduction gear. I shut down the starboard main and called the company to report the situation and get a part I didn’t have. They got pissed and told me to fire it back up and run it till if blows. I did and the gear let go four hours later. They then ended up with instead of a couple days of down time and a few thousand dollars to repair this to, 3 weeks of down time and hundreds of thousands of dollars to replace the entire reduction gear. Then they blamed the entire mess on us! I’ve seen entire crews let go for refusing to follow orders like this. Fortunately I’ve never seen anyone get fired for refusing to sail due to weather but it certainly doesn’t help your reputation. While we have refused to sail many times due to weather or serious mechanical issues, I’ve learned if damage to equipment is the likely result your better off following company orders and destroying something expensive then not as that is almost guaranteed to get you fired.

BilgeDweller

1y↑6

As a fellow engineer, I agree with you. Something that nobody talks about is the pressure that corporate wields against the bridge to run and adhere to a schedule no matter what. I've personally seen "the office" tell a captain that balked a little at having extra tonnage added when we were already maxed out to "Do it. Or we will get somebody who will". Davidson was under much of that pressure.

You will want to read Robert Frump's book about the El Faro, "The Captains of Thor". Frump is one of a small cadre of maritime reporters that know the people and the industry well, and write about it with authority. He has been a marine reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, and a former managing editor for The Journal Of Commerce. In the book he covers problems with the ship itself, biases within the ABS and the USCG, and he extensively covers the corporate pressures that Davidson was operating under.

After forty one years of the deck department at times blaming me for problems that they created, my sympathy for them generally comes with an asterisk, but when what we're talking about is that sort of pressure, it's simply wrong, and frankly, that man isn't around now to defend himself, so it's easy to trash him posthumously. Do have a look at Frump's book.

Oh, your "run it till it blows" scenario? My guess is that they conveniently "forgot" what they told you, and turned the damage into an insurance claim.

Hershey Squirt

50w↑1

I finally found the only 2 good comments in this entire thread.

Frump wrote a good one on the Marine Electric as well. Big difference was that one had a key survivor that was able to shed some light.

Otherwise, it’s probable that the investigators would’ve gone with the original theory: “the fill in captain didn’t know the ship all that well and accidentally ran it aground while trying to assist F/V Theodora”

sata gaming

47w

@BilgeDweller The author of this video used official documents and correspondence to make the case that "the office" had no issue with Davidson diverting, but I doubt the reliability of these in conveying their true attitude towards his diverting to a safer route.

In your experience in the industry, experience much more meaningful than my 0 years and casual interest, would you say it's possible/likely that they kept everything in the "official channels" clean-looking, but still exercised significant pressure in making sure everything ran on-time? It sounds like this is the case.

CustoMess

1y↑2

I can hardly sit through 5 min long videos but this was so interesting, I couldn't stop watching. No unnecessary dramatic music, no stupid story manipulations, no cheap attempts to make it more intriguing. I felt genuine interest in the story and I love how detailed it was. An incredible step-by-step investigation of what had and also might have happened. The industry/company was abusive and exploitative and the captain was exactly the same. The crew didn't just die. They suffered abuse, negligence and likely total panic hours before the ship sank. And the death at sea itself must've been horrible. I wonder how long it took. Minutes? Hours? Days?...

GoredonTheDestroyer

2y↑48

Something I think is noteworthy about El Faro and its sinking is how quickly the ship was found considering its depth - It took just under a month to find El Faro in 15,000ft of water, versus the 73 years it took to find Titanic in 12,500ft of water. Of course, there was a massive leap in technology between 1912 and 2015, but it's still incredible how quickly the ship was found.

Booster LogCabin

1y↑11

Titanic never had a transponder tho which helps locate the wreck

Marc A. Brown

1y↑2

The titanic was found in 1985 by Robert Ballard wasn't it? I don't get the people who don't put in even a smidgen of research....

atari

1y↑12

@Marc A. Brown 1912+73=1985 bro

GoredonTheDestroyer

1y↑11

@atari The one time I do the math, and do the math correctly.

RubiRunner

2y↑52

Over a year ago I watched another doc on this ships sinking. I guessed this was another doc on the same ship. I was completely blown away at how in-depth your doc was compared to the other one. I have been binge watching your videos for the last couple days. Keep up the good work! Short videos, long ones. You're doing a great job. Subscribed.

W J

2y↑74

2:30 the ships "El Morro" and "El Yunque" actually stand for two landmarks in Puerto Rico, not the nose nor the anvil. "El Morro" is the historic fort in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico and "El Yunque" is the national rainforest - one of the few if not the only tropical rainforests in the National Parks System.

Captain Barrett Coldyron

2y↑8

I was gonna post this. My wife is Puerto Rican and we visit the island often.

Mike Krueger

2y↑833

I worked at the terminal in Tacoma when this ship was named Northern Lights. It took so much damage during one Alaskan storm that almost the entire crew quit the moment it returned to port. Apparently the 65' swells resulted in 60% of the ship being out of the water as it fell down the backside of each wave. It would accelerate to 36 knots and then bury itself into the front of the next wave driving it nearly to a halt as the steel screamed and twisted enough to put a 45 foot crack laterally along the spar deck and 30 foot vertically. The ship was rolling laterally within a half degree of capsizing for 36 hours and the crew had to remain strapped into their bunks listening to the ship shriek as the roll on containers were breaking free and slamming around on all decks.

No one blamed the crew for walking after the details came out about the crossing.

4325air

2y↑77

The Faro falling down the backside of the swells and then accelerating, and then burying into the front of the next swell reminds me so much of the Edmund Fitzgerald--and we know what happened to the "Fitz" and her crew.

teebosaurusyou

2y↑8

@4325air Mmmmm No. No where near....

Tom McGlone

2y↑26

I was lucky to have a commander who listened to the crew when i worked on one of the larger Coasters in and around Western Europe. When i say larger i mean we were a 26 strong crew. She was an older container ship relegated to work as a Coaster because larger ships had forced her away from ocean crossing routes.

nutsackmania

2y↑8

Blamed? Why would you blame someone for quitting their job?

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Gage McMahon

1y↑21

Brick immortar makes the best maritime accident reports out of any channel hands down. You do these people justice and pull no punches. Based off the other comments from people personally involved you can tell this is the case as well. Thanks for making this and your maritime accident reports are my favorite videos. Keep up the good work brother

Thehoodedteddy13

1y↑18

There are times where I look at a situation and go “yeah, a mutiny would be justified here”

Kiki

2y↑81

OMG I literally lost sleep over this. I can't even begin to imagine what it feels like to be on a non functional ship, in the middle of the ocean at the mercy of mother nature. I honestly blame the captain on this one. Some of those crew members probably pleaded with him for hours to steer away from the hurricane, he said "NO" every single time. The way how the female voice over said "He said to run it", I could hear the fear in her voice and that woman wasn't even the actual victim.

Emma Dee

I thought it was from the “black box recorder” or VDR That contained the facts about what happened.

Heather Howard

1y↑5

At that point id be living at the lifeboats in two dry suits saying f that.

GORILLA PIMP

1y↑4

The crew should have mutineed and just took the ship tbh

holden tudicks

1y↑1

i have another sailing tale for you then. its one where the skipper was a courageous and fearless man who was also tossed by storm, but managed to save the ship from being lost. they ended up on an uncharted deserted island

CrazyWeatherDude

2y↑37

I am a tremendous meteorology enthusiast. I remember being 13 and tracking the Hurricane and hearing about El Faro and her sinking. I always wanted a documentary, thank you!

Randi Bagley-Goodwin

1y↑1

With a username like yours, that sounds completely factual! I don't personally remember this incident, but it is always so sad, and anger inducing, when lives are lost needlessly.

ashoey

1y↑2

I am absolutely impressed with the visual aids of this production. Consistently holds your attention, adding to the information but does not distract from the narration. It's not a video I would typically watch, but holds my interest. Excellent... Bravo to the production crew.

James M

2y↑639

I’ve read that being forced to abandon ship in the eye-wall of such a powerful storm can easily become an “unsurvivable event” even in a survival suit, as there may be no clear break between the surface of the sea and the air one needs to breathe. It’s horrifying to think about what this crew was forced to experience in the final moments of their lives.

planescaped

2y↑137

Bobbing in the water like you're in a giant washing machine with massive sheets of more water towering overhead and dropping down constantly...

Must've been nightmarish.

Joshua Newton

2y↑109

The book Run The Storm suggested that because of the very late mustering of the crew that some may have entered the water WITHOUT their survival suits on because they had no time to put them on 😭

Tracy A

2y↑20

Terrifying thought

BauBau

2y↑21

Can you clarify what you mean by “no clear break between…” please?

Dawson Detrana

2y↑4

@BauBau boy your a smart one

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Justine Doehring

1y↑13

I have been binging your content all morning and your research and knowledge is extremely refreshing and impressive. I can no longer watch or waste my time with the average disaster compilation or countdown videos of "this disaster happened". You've produced elite content in the disaster category that answers/explains the 5 W's behind the disaster and you should be proud. Keep up the great work!

lelia660

1y↑17

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this as I watch more of the video. They were so organized when it came time to search and rescue; but the captain couldn't even get in touch with someone who could help him before the boat sunk? He had to leave a voicemail? This is absolutely unbelievable.

Robosexual

1y↑8

He didn’t Want to get in touch with anyone. I think that’s what you’re missing. He only contacted his own company to keep from publicity or leaks and to keep from being scolded or losing face. He had every chance and opportunity and the tools to do so. But he wanted to be promoted. And thought he could just salvage it himself without letting anyone know. That’s what cost everyone their lives.

R4002

48w

The captain only sent distress calls via the GMDSS (DSC digital distress calls via regular old HF radio and the ship’s satellite terminal) and SASS systems at the last moment. He did not make a voice radio Mayday call. The satphone calls were the only voice communications made during that time, and they could hardly be considered “distress calls”.

The captain is downplaying the severity of the emergency until the very end, you can hear it on the recording.

Eli Todich

2y↑23

I was part of the emergency response operations that recovered the damaged lifeboat. We also searched the local islands for signs of life. Incredibly sad.

Susan Harrell

2y↑6

Thank you for your service.

Just John

2y↑3

Didn't know the coast guard searched islands for life, even thought its basic stuff I just never heard of search and rescue doing it on the news. Super interesting

Adam Messmann

46w

This is always a hard watch for me. I can only imagine the terror the crew felt being effectively lead to their deaths. To see the written records of the crew's awareness of the situation is heartbreaking to me. The captain's poor decision making, both in the long and short term, directly lead to the deaths of many innocent people who, by the time they realized, were too far in with nowhere else to go on a boat on stormy seas. My most sincere condolences to those of you saying "my loved one was on that boat" and may all who were lost rest in peace.

christel shultz

2y↑14

My son Steve the 1st mate who also served on the El Yunque was always very cautious, but like the video said, how can you go against a captains wish, even 2nd mate Danielle voiced her concerns.

WashedUp WarVet

I’m so sorry for your loss

World weary wombat 摆烂

2y↑636

Given his behavior during this tragedy, I understand why he was passed over for command of a new ship.

A

2y↑9

Thought the same

♬ HовЬу Ояgaиїšт ♬

2y↑61

too bad he wasnt sacked before this voyage

Sans Everything

2y↑60

Ship listing at 18 degrees. Captain is like "This is fine."

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Nakia Elliott

2y↑6

I've been doing documentation for a local NVOCC (non vessel owning carrier company) for a little more than a year now, mainly working with Maersk, MSC, and CMA. I have to say that your videos are teaching me a lot about the shipping industry (outside of paperwork) and it may very well end up being useful at work. Much appreciated!

Corey Chambers

2y↑11

Vehicle transport ships are among the most likely to take on water and sink. The captain knew that, and didn't care about his own life or others. Thank you to the producers of this very comprehensive documentary, the truth of SS El Faro and her brave crew.

Nik

2y↑7

You have done an amazing job with this video. I can appreciate how much work went in to completing it. I love how you followed the ships life cycle including construction through to every modification. Your explanation of details is impressive and extremely interesting. Well done. I was totally engrossed watching this. Big Love from Australia.

Van Must

1y↑2

as an old seaman I am very sensitive to matters like that.....hearing the description of situation I consider myself lucky since more than once found myself in similar conditions....one thing I know for sure...it is better to confront your superiors than to burden yourself with the lifes of your crew...especially on sailing coffins ( back then the average life of most of our merchant fleet was 20 years)

Lauren McDougall

2y↑8

What an engaging analysis of this tragedy. Not being mechanically inclined, I appreciated the detailed diagrams and explanations of the ship's layout and with examples of the short cuts that were taken. Makes it even more egregious. My heart goes out the families of those that were lost to the arrogance and hubris of their Captain.

Big Bag of Pus

2y↑844

I've seen several videos on this tragedy; but this video is definitely the most impressive. So well done.

Every time I think about this loss, I get angry. Between the Captain's attitude and the company's negligence, this just should not have happened. Even with the Captain's poor decision-making, people from the company should have gone to jail. The fact that responsible individuals in major companies never have to suffer criminal penalties for their companies' negligence guarantees that horrors like this will happen again, and again, and again.

Brecconable

2y↑26

Unless all the most egregious offenders who have caused death by corporate/bureaucratic mismanagement are subject to death by a 1,000 cuts from all the victims' relatives. Or used as target practice by the navy or the coast guard.

Richard Senneville

2y↑8

Go watch the Well There's Your Problem podcast about this. They go much more in depth.

ThanatoMaggot95

2y↑13

First of all, awesome username. Absolutely agree, there's no excuse for all the negligence that went on and the series of bad decisions that were taken. I haven't felt this upset over a past tragedy since I looked into the Challenger space mission which was also a series of negligent, bad decisions from all kinds of people that lead to untimely deaths.

bbigjohnson069

2y↑1

@ThanatoMaggot95 What did you think of NASA's risk assessment methodology?

Shoal Nervo

2y↑14

I worked for this company. Nothings changed.

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Andy Reynolds

2y↑5

I’ve been interested in the loss of the El Faro for some time, and have to say this is an absolutely excellent documentary on her demise and the events leading up to it. Astonishing how complacency allied to management seemingly wilfully ignorant of the state of the vessels they operate could lead to such a loss.

You honour the crew with telling their story fully and accurately, without hyperbole or sensationalism. Fantastic work, liked and subscribed.

𝓐𝓷𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓪🌹

1y↑13

My husband is a merchant marine and I hope something like this never happens to him. RIP to all the crew ❤️⚓️

Ty Whitmire

2y↑11

Did they ever determine who was recovered in the immersion suit?...... So tragic and preventative which makes it even more of a head shaker and heartbreaker. Thanks for such detailed explanation and coverage!

WashedUp WarVet

2y↑10

Nobody was recovered. They went back and couldn’t find the person unfortunately.

Ann Henry

1y↑2

I would like to know that too. He said the body was so decomposed they couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman at first. But surely they would know by now who it was I would think. Did you ever find the answer?

Connor Jones

48w

@Ann Henry This video states that when the rescuers went back to retrieve the body, it was gone.

LunaticFade

2y↑38

I'm completely off of true crime channels after discovering Brick Immortar, which I find to be the finest in its genre. The details and real world knowledge one can learn from this work makes for fine documentary...but the tone and style makes it superior from any documentary you'd see on broadcast TV, finally the comment section always restores some faith in my fellow citizens. The story of El Faro's last voyage and her crew is such a tragedy, as you point out a chain of decisions and events that sealed the fate of innocent lives. I feel like this content itself serves as a dignified memorial to their memories. Thank you.

Mutmutt

2y↑5

Was on a cruise ship when this happened. We went around the storm on the SW side. The swells were 30 to 40 ft.
Was spooky seeing a cruise ship go side to side up and down. People and furniture sliding eating wear and glasses crashing..had to hold rails walking..me and my girl didn't stay in our cabin. I insisted to grad blanket and pillows and stayed near the life boats for 24 hrs till we were clear of storm.

Cyd Kriletich

2y↑397

What an avoidable tragedy, caused by the negligence of the company and the captain, who seemed full of hubris. So sad. The youngest person lost, Dylan Meklin, was just 23 years old. And we will never know who was the person who managed to get into an immersion suit, only to be left adrift to die because of the weather. May all of them Rest In Peace.

rsfarris86

2y↑21

I wonder who that person was too. And if they were alone, how long they were able to survive, what actually caused their death. Very sad.

WashedUp WarVet

2y↑5

@rsfarris86 if they were alone? They were found floating alone on a vast vast ocean. Wtf…

jo

2y↑19

I don’t understand your bewilderment at this comment. One could assume that most were still alive when the ship went under and therefore trying to swim/survive. So the person in the suit would not have been alone, for a while at least.

Generik

2y↑9

@WashedUp WarVet What they probably mean was if they we're with someone when they abandoned ship and only separated when the person in the suit died or if they were all alone from the very beginning.

wednesday adams

1y↑20

@jo I take it you don’t know much about shipwrecks. As soon as people go into the water, if they aren’t able to get into a life boat quickly the sea will carry them away. It’s extremely hard to stay together, let alone in the middle of a cat 3 hurricane.

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Bishop Six

1y↑37

The fact they thought they saw someone waving and then couldn't find them is terrifying, imagine being that person thinking rescue was on the way but then it never arrives.

John Baker

1y↑18

Sad to think about, but the likelyhood is that the person was not waving. Perhaps an arm was flailing in the wind and waves, or more likely the observation was just wrong. It is difficult to see things accurately under those conditions. It is very unlikely that anyone would have survived several days under those conditions. Recall that the body they found in the imersion suit was heavily decomposed.

KJ

1y↑2

@John Baker Most likely true.

Dan Bev

1y↑1

More than likely that arm was just the movement of the body being consumed by a sea creature from beneath the water line.

Puzzoozoo

2y↑10

A lethal combination of an aging vessel, bad weather, and command hubris led to this tragedy. RIP the El Faro crew.

Manda

1y↑4

My hands were sweating through this whole video. I’ve always thought the only thing I was scared of is tornadoes. I live in a part of Texas that has three seasons, summer, winter, and tornado season. But I can’t imagine how terrifying being in a ship close to or in a hurricane would be. I thought about moving to Florida a couple years ago but didn’t want to swap tornadoes for hurricanes. So scary.

patigirl

1y↑1

Thank you for this in-depth coverage!! Thanks for remembering the brave souls onboard ❤️❤️❤️

MySisterIsAFoodie

2y↑4

Your videos are so good, and go way in depth compared to others on the internet. Also your ability to illustrate and explain in layman’s terms to people who don’t understand the jargon, but also people who do agree with your explanations, is the true mark of researching and reading up on things. I’m just curious how you formulate these vivid pictures and explanations yet the information available in public domain seems so scant. How do you do it? Anyway, I like it. Picasso.

Robert Smith

2y↑802

The 3rd engineer was brand new and on one of his first ships out of college. He was one of my upperclassman mentors at the college when I there and he was a great guy was bound for a fantastic shipping career. This tragedy will always be close to me and you did a great job telling it correctly.

aaronrocs

2y↑14

Dylan

Matthew Mosier

2y↑10

Out of curiosity, was there any explanation for why the oil level was so low? I assume that the list contributing to the loss of the main propulsion was simply caused by the captain being unaware of the mechanical properties of the engine and the situation with the oil level when he chose that particular maneuver. I'm just curious why nobody seemed to communicate on the ship?
I wanted to make a career out of it, but that doesn't seem likely, so I have to fall back on some limited experience as a deckhand/ ships carpenter (now being phased out to some other title, I hear) to give me clues in stories like these.

Dips WeWon

2y↑17

@Matthew Mosier As an ship engineer myself, although on vastly different types of ship, its fair to assume they simply did not follow up on routine maintenance. Proper routine involves every day meassuring the oil sump levels and refilling as necessary.
Most likely not even the engineers at the time thought that listing a certain way could have this fatal outcome, because if the sump is porperly filled listing should not cause this issue.

E D

2y↑11

@Dips WeWon I’ve been Off-roading for literally half a century, and I just recently had my first experience with the fuel pickup going dry when I had 1/4 tank but sat too long in a steep angle. I hadn’t thought about the oil pickup having the same problem until that happened.
I’m guessing you could run a ship a long time and never see what happens when you lean that far for that long.
It seems like a perfect storm of incompetence, ignorance, and arrogance in the entire crew. It seems like nobody took their job seriously or took responsibility for their own life (like locating a survival suit and a life raft).
I was an airborne ranger, and I can assure you my men and I knew where fire extinguishers, exits, floatation equipment, how to deploy emergency rafts, etc., were on everything we stepped foot in. I considered it part of my job.
I can’t imagine having a person work for me, yet not learning the safety equipment that person needs.

WM Luna

1y↑6

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Linda Law

2y↑7

What an excellent video! So sad, but you did such a terrific job that I wanted to thank you for making the lost crew come to life.

unni

2y↑16

What an incredible research undertaking this must've been, and what a video do you have to show for it! Happy to have received this in my recommendations box.

Another shipping disaster it'd be fascinating to see you cover is the story of the MS Estonia. Hope to see that one day, and best of luck in your future YouTube endeavours!

Catillia85

1y↑1

I saw this on my recommendations and was so excited I clicked immediately. To be honest I was a teeny bit disappointed I'd seen it already but as soon as it started, I remembered how amazing your videos are. I've watched all of them so many times and it never ceases to amaze me how incredibly well researched, well written, and well produced your videos are. I understand that it takes time to make videos like that and I'm grateful for all you've made...but I also look forward to any you make in the future. Thank you!!

Honestly Diana

1y↑6

This is one of my favorite videos on YouTube. It’s what got me in to my interest in cargo ships. Fantastic job. RIP to the El Faro and those on board

UnknownPack

1y↑7

Had this on whilst I was sleeping. Was the wildest dream ever, it was like parts of the incident was incorporated into my dream where there was a sinking. I could hear you describe the situation whilst it was happening in the dream I was in. I was in many people’s pov, it was so vivid so real. The Ships shared the same name and the sinking occurred in a huge swamp, kinda like the Everglades. It was a small cruise and I recall roughly 20 people survived the initial event but after 3 days, only 10 people were left. Coast guard tried to help by but the whether was so bad. That’s the main details I remember.

Ya’ll should try it sometime, truly wicked.

Syclone0044

Wow! I often have vivid dreams but never play documentaries while I sleep. I fear I’d wake up in a horrific nightmare

Cletus VanDamme

2y↑544

Submarine veteran here. Excellent presentation with innumerable Lessons Learned. I can't imagine what the last moments were like for the crew when they realized that their deaths were imminent. Capt. Davidson, had he survived, would certainly have been brought up on criminal charges, convicted, and punished not only for his gross negligence, but the deaths of so many who relied on his experience, expertise, and seafaring judgement. Command at Sea carries with it the terrible burden of responsibility that few people can understand. He certainly failed in his duties, and he and his crew paid the ultimate price for his denial, arrogance, and misplaced sense of invincibility. Tragic and sad. RIP.

StuG Life

2y↑13

Utmost respect to you submariner. I couldn’t imagine I’d have the nerves to do that, although I greatly enjoy sailing. Can I ask what your job was like?

joe1849

2y↑31

The company should be held responsible too.

VM-SNSS

2y↑18

@Cletus VanDamme: Nuclear or diesel boat? I don't know about nukes which stay submerged most of their time at sea, but riding out a storm on an old WWII fleet-type diesel is not much different than any other 300ft vessel that has to ride it out on the surface. We rode out a hurricane on the surface off Hatteras in the 1950s. Being a lookout hanging in the ring on the side of the conning tower at night, all you saw were walls of water, three times higher than yourself, illuminated by the running light, crashing down on you. It was a scary experience for a naive 17year old kid who had total trust in the US Navy and the officers in charge. I loved the sea and was in awe of it's power and destructive potential.

Ailpein Lachlann

2y↑10

@VM-SNSS Sound absolutely terrifying. I rode out Typhoon Paka off Guam but that was at a few hundred feet below and the gentle roll down there just made me sleep like a baby.

Bear Kawiboy

2y↑3

From what I’ve heard there was a 6 hour difference in the weather forecast that was receiving! Seems like the majority of this tragedy doesn’t fall on him! I’m certain he wasn’t on a murder suicide mission! I think that in the year 2022 the weather forecast for any marine vessel should have ZERO delay or difference in real time and tracking speed of storms!

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Donna Morgan

1y↑6

To those family here who lost loved ones,my heartfelt sympathies to you & yours for your loss❤
From Queensland,Australia

TheSussexBunion

1y↑2

My condolences to all who lost their lives, as well as the families and communities who are left to feel their loss.

Lily Rose

2y↑5

This video has shed more light into how and why the El Faro sank than any other video ever. My heart breaks for the families of those lost at sea. It's hard enough to lose a loved one but to know that in their last moments they suffered to death terrified and trapped with no way out....it brings me to tears. No one deserves that. I can't imagine the emotional hell the families have endured. The worst part is that it could've been avoided if everything had been done right....the storm avoided, the ship maintained properly, and safety training carried out, and adequate life boat pods that stay afloat no matter what. I can't understand why horrific shit like this has to happen in order for things to change for the better.

Fokke Wulfe

2y↑5

I live in Jax. While never aboard, I did see the El Faro leaving port for this voyage, on my way back from dinner. I remember commenting, after looking her up online, and seeing where she was going, (we track ships for fun sometimes) that I hope they'd be okay, knowing the storm was out there.

Scooby Doo

1y↑1

The anguish I feel for the lives -all as deep, varied, loved, complex as our own - and young, to not only be lost but lost in such a way. I cannot imagine how helpless and desperate out of their minds both those on board, and all who know and love them on land, whilst this was unfolding. I feel like I’d die on the spot if this was my child, Mom, Dad, brother, sister, friend. And to know I could never even recover & honour their physical form, never find even a sliver of closure…I send my continued love to all those who grieve these human beings. May you one day be able to find a level of peace.

smontone

2y↑170

My heart breaks for the crew. Especially the woman who was emailing her family. What a tragedy.

Dan Coleman

1y↑3

Most well put together I’ve seen on YT in this category of video. Inspiring to see family of the crew commenting on this too.

CJ Pro

2y↑3

You did an amazing job with this video my condolences to anyone who knew the people on that ship it’s a tragedy but a lesson everyone can learn from

CrEaTeAn AcCoUnT

2y↑3

I'm a big history buff and love studying the age of sail. In those days, if you lost your ship, regardless of the circumstances, you faced a court martial in the military or the merchant equivalent depending on the country. Most often even if you were found innocent of negligence you'd still not be given command again unless there were extenuating circumstances. If you were grossly negligent, you were put against a wall and shot. I always thought that system was quite extreme but when you hear stories like this you realize exactly why systems like that existed.

wednesday adams

1y↑3

I was just reading about the sinking of the Bounty during Hurricane Sandy. Although the Bounty and El Faro were completely different ships, there were some eerie similarities. Both captains decided to sail straight into hurricanes, both ships were not in the best condition and had issues with crucial components, and both needed necessary repairs.

One of the most striking similarities was the behavior and attitude of the captains. They acted acted as if the ship wasn’t going down up until practically the last minute. Is this a captain thing? Or just an unfortunate coincidence?

I also can’t believe that a modern ship didn’t have adequate lifeboats— those look similar to the ones on the Titanic for fuck’s sake! The poor crew never had a chance trying to board an open top lifeboat or a flimsy life raft in the middle of a Cat 4 hurricane. My heart aches for them, especially Danielle. I can’t help but think that if she was captain none of this would have happened and everyone would be alive. Rest In Peace 💔

James Braun

I remember one of the Edmund Fitzgerald videos Captain Bernie Cooper of Arthur M.Anderson (the first boat to arrive at the sight). He said him and the Fitzgerald captains thought their boats could weather any storm and not sink.

Jeremy Jeremy

2y↑5

I've been keeping up with you video's a bit and your use of 3D models makes these very real and intense scenarios really come to life. I drink quite a bit and to keep me fixated when I've gone beyond the brink is incredible. Keep it up, your journalism and research shows great dedication!

Jade_of_Arc

2y↑354

As said on Patreon, that was really amazing. The amount of detail provided for every part, from the maps, the animation, the pictures was perfect. It made it so easy to follow what was happinng, and where and why. Along with your great storytelling skills this was a great watch. So good in fact, when you mentioned "the video already got so long", I just noticed that already an hour has past, so captivating was it. Well done.

Amy Sastro

2y↑1

Yes, I realised I'd been watching for an hour and thought it had only been 15 minutes. So good.

zackatak

1y↑5

Have watched twice now. I used to work for a company that tested engine room machinery on el faro and yunque a couple times a year. They weren't my ships, but a buddy of mine was scheduled to sail on el faro within a few weeks of the sinking. He knew the engineers. Hell if the schedule had changed and he'd gotten sick, I could have been on it. Appreciate the "your safety matters" tagline. Thanks for making these videos. Heartbreaking...rest in peace. Looking forward to part 2.

armstrong laviola

1y↑2

This was an excellent documentary. I knew a Merchant Marine with over 20 years of experience sailing all the seas of the Earth. He said that he was close to death many times when he was at sea. "It always came down to what the sea had in store for the vessel. At some point you would be at the ocean's mercy, and nothing else could determine the outcome." He said this to me after recalling a tragedy at sea where a ship that was not more than 10 miles away from his vessel sank. Same conditions, same size ships, but only one ship survived. They saved many lives, but some sailors were lost.

gabe 25

2y↑5

I realize a lot of elements are involved in tragedies but, ultimately, the deaths of 32 people were the fault of the Captain. I can’t imagine being a crew member and knowing that disastrous consequences lay ahead and not being able to do anything about it.

Expo Aviation

2y↑2

Excellent video, well researched and put together and totally worth the longer run-time. I remember reading the NTSB report into the El Far a few years ago and found it shocking (especially with myself coming from an aviation background), it was great to see it put into video form to help some more of it sink in (no pun intended).

CajunMarine33445

1y↑2

I love your documentaries, more informative and interesting then anything a mainstream production company would ever produce. Thank you for making such great content

FloridaRaccoon

2y↑124

Can't begin to imagine the fear the crew was going through. Scrambling to get a life vest/survival suit while looking out at those massive waves and fierce winds, fighting against the list, seeing the containers fall into the sea... Absolutely terrifying.

Mongoose (ASC)

2y↑4

Horrifying :(

n3rdalert

2y↑19

It's really difficult to comprehend the terror. The crew never stood a chance. In those final moments I'm sure they knew they weren't going to survive. Jumping into an open ocean with no survival equipment in the middle of a hurricane with 120mph+ winds. Absolute horror. Death is merciful in those conditions.

Zoneundertop Boo

2y↑9

Bit by bit fear growing then knowing ur done by solely by captain lack of ability to encompass a bad situation growing bit by bit.

Matthew Sneed

This was a great, well-made and fascinating documentary! I really enjoyed it! Obviously the subject matter is terribly sad and tragic. I feel for these mariners and the loved ones they left behind. Sadly, mother Nature usually wins in this kind of situation. Hopefully it resulted in improvements in maritime safety culture. Prayers and peace to the families. 🙏🕊️✌️

Edward Perl-scott

Prayers to all the,men ,women and familes who were on board.
Also to the Coast Guard who seldom get the praise they deserve.

Scott Fusco

1y↑8

RIP Keith Griffin... My cousins husband. My cousin pregnant with twins that never got meet their father.

Eric King

1y↑3

RIP... I Wish the family peace and comfort

Wootle2BTootle

2y↑10

The incompetence of that captain is just too unbelievable, RIP to the lives lost because of his dreadful command of the situation.
Fantastic video, this is professional level stuff, you should be signed up by the BBC, no wait you are better than them even! Excellent work.

skboog

Thats crazy someone potentially survived that storm in a life suit, my heart started racing with hope once that was mentioned. Respect to the crew that did what they could despite the captain, truly tragic.

wezacker

2y↑54

I read the transcripts of the in-bridge communications shortly after they were released, and this tragedy always struck me as so haunting. Between the inwardly paranoid & outwardly confident Ship's Master, to the observant 2nd Mate, to the terrified helmsman, to the silent Polish Nationals to the franticly working Engineering crew, these felt like real people to me, not just words on a page, and their preventable death was a tragedy a million small mistakes in the making, as most great tragedies are. It's easy to look at some nitpicky regulation and say 'who cares' or 'why are we wasting time on this?' but all those little neglected things can lead to a very big problem. Sometimes, you have to sweat the small stuff. RIP to the crew of the El Faro.

Esa Tuunanen

2y↑3

It wasn't mistakes which kept such rust bucket in use and at sea at time when even properly maintained ships should have made different course choises.
It was greed which lead to this disaster.
And as usual those people truly behind this chain of events never get their neck put on line.
At least in aviation companies with unsafe practises get fined and eventually banned!
Until that happens, there's always next El Faro waiting to happen.

SS E_Weston

2y↑3

Same here. I’ve always loved maritime history, and this was the first disaster I payed attention to in real time (in first year of high school in 2015). It was a heart pulling read, particularly near the end as the AB (I assumed was Frank Hamm) struggled to leave the bridge, brought me to tears. It is something that will always stay with me, as have other horrendous tragedies. Those that most come to mind are the Conception diveboat fire, Stellar Daisy’s break up, and the fiery loss of the tanker Sanchi.

Ian Anderson

2y↑1

You said it with regard to regulations/company rules. I'm a bit more familiar with railroads, and the PRR from roughly 1935-1955 was considered one of if not the safest railroads in North America. Maintenance crews and engineers enforced rules very strictly because in most cases they knew such rules were written in blood.

Clare Cashen

2y↑5

I've been binging your channel and I just have to say, I really appreciate your attention to detail. I'm an engineer in aerospace, and all of your videos really seem to have the level of detail I'd expect at work. I like it!

Azathoth

1y↑1

These stories are so tragic, yet riveting. Even in current times with so much real-time information available to make safe decisions, human error persists.

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