Captain Steers Ship Straight Into a Hurricane

The in-depth story of the sinking of the El Faro 2015. The vessel made the headlines when it disappeared on the outskirts of the Bermuda Triangle. The last time anyone heard from those onboard the El Faro was when it headed straight into the heart of Hurricane Joaquin.
At dawn, not a single trace remained. The ship had vanished as if it never existed.

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[koharumi]

The poor second mate and crew... Stuck with such a captain

[willymac]

I watched a full hour long documentary on the El Faro disaster. Such a tragedy. The Captain had recently been overlooked for a promotion, and it is speculated that he was trying to “prove” himself by delivering the cargo on time, despite the hurricane. I feel so bad for the crew, they all went through hell and were essentially sacrificed for the ego of the captain.

[AwokenEntertainment]

it's so sad how his ego and being in denial of wrongdoing put so many people's lives a risk including his own..

[arcanefunds]

This just shows the captain was running on pure ego, human error at its best

[Grace-ewg]

That captain essentially killed his entire crew.

[rossbabcock]

I was in the South China Sea on an aircraft carrier during a class 3 typhoon. Our captain spent 3 full days on the bridge, seeing the ship through. We got beat up pretty bad, but we had a master mariner in command. I feel for this crew with this dilwad a the helm!

[Joseph-hzqt]

Imagine being on a sinking ship in the middle of a cat 3 and you still gotta call the Help Desk

[obscuredvideos]

Bro pulled up the weather app and called himself a meteorologist

[KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

"We should be fine. No, we're GONNA be fine." _Detrimental Optimism._

[ChristopherSaindon]

The horrible judgement that this "Captain" showed was almost inconceivable.

[Revenant_Knight]

I was on the cruise ship that encountered the El Faros debris. At the time, we just thought it something that fell off our ship. We never thought any modern ship would willfully sail through a hurricane so it never dawned on us that it was wreckage.

[peter]

Everyone: "captain the ships sinking"

Captain: "👌"

[lilmoosic]

Imagine thinking you're smarter/stronger than a FREAKING HURRICANE.

[saltybrackishfresh]

This is why you cannot blindly respect authority. That lady knew exactly what was gonna happen and I’m sure other crew mates did too but they wouldn’t take the wheel and change it

[Pilger]

That’s really messed up for the one person surviving a ship wreck, hurricane and days in the water - being spotted and waving to a rescue helicopter only to be lost again and die alone.

[joannemadden]

Reminds me of the movie, "The Perfect Storm" so tragic, the saying, "Pride cometh before the fall" certainly applies to the Captain. I couldn't help but pause and look at all the names and faces of the Crew of the Ship and mourn so many lives taken so wreaklessly

[ahronrichards]

My condolences to the innocent crew, who were led to their death by an egoist captain, desperate for a promotion. Thanks for the reupload!

[USFCpresident]

Legend has it Captain Jackass is still waiting to speak to a Q.I.

[johnfranklin]

As I recall the captain was looking at weather data that was 3 to 5 hours old and thinking it was current, He made statements from the bridge saying the worst was behind them and the weather would only get bette, but the peak conditions wouldn’t be on them for over 2 hours.

[BigKat]

Captain - "we're going to be fine."
Narrator - "they, in fact, were not going to be fine."