The below info below is from a fact sheet listed on ElFaroIncident.com[/QUOTE]
Thanks Mike,
It’s somewhat encouraging that they had two liferafts in addition to the lifeboats. I thought I saw the liferaft cannisters inboard of the life boats, but wasn’t sure. This certainly improves the percentages in their favor. I hope they were able to get off the ship and deploy the liferafts before she went down. If she capsized then the chances that they could have had time to effectively do anything are probably pretty slim.
A short video dedicated to the SS El Faro crew & their families. Please share it so they may know there is a very large community of mariners praying for a positive outcome. [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=will van dorp;170031]Kaitlin O’Brien-- While it is thoughtful of you to post this prayer request, it is quite thoughtless of you to use my photos without attribution. https://tugster.wordpress.com/2015/10/03/ss-el-faro-and-sibling/[/QUOTE]
So let’s cry because someone used photos you put on social media. Get over it bro. There’s a bigger picture here then your photography ego
For the poster who asked what is normally carried in the shipping containers on deck:
TOTE verified 391 containers were on board, but did not distinguish between 20-foot, 40-foot or 45-foot containers (standard ISO sizes). Capacity is 600 FEU (forty-foot equivalent units).
As to what’s in the cargo, it would be what you find in your grocery and department stores, basically foodstuffs, clothing, appliances. Both dry and refrigerated. Also everything else that involved in daily life in Puerto Rico. Auto parts, construction materials, chemicals, agricultural items (fertilizer, feed), and personal household goods (for people moving to PR). Also, pure containers-worth of rice, beans, and beverages.
I believe this vessel carried all containers above deck, and trailers and vehicles below deck, with loading through a dock ramp.
[QUOTE=seacomber;170035]Find the life rafts and the life boats and the men will be with them.[/QUOTE]
You are correct sir . 3 decks below the weather deck would be for roro cargo . Containers on chassis , vehicles and live stock . I’ve worked on this ship for the past 5 years as a roro driver
Van Will Drop: I did give photo credit, it’s at the end of the video. I also gave music credit. I will be happy to give full credit in the description - I copied and pasted the website exactly as it was in my browser. No harmful intentions, my apologies !
[QUOTE=Kaitlin O’Brien;170037]Van Will Drop: I did give photo credit, it’s at the end of the video. I also gave music credit. I will be happy to give full credit in the description - I copied and pasted the website exactly as it was in my browser. No harmful intentions, my apologies ![/QUOTE]
Who gives a fuck, there are 33 guys missing and 33 families wondering where there people are. you two bickering about a picture, jokers.
[QUOTE=Kaitlin O’Brien;170037]Van Will Drop: I did give photo credit, it’s at the end of the video. I also gave music credit. I will be happy to give full credit in the description - I copied and pasted the website exactly as it was in my browser. No harmful intentions, my apologies ![/QUOTE]
He must have missed your slide giving his blog credit at @2:21 (screenshot).
[QUOTE=will van dorp;170031]Kaitlin O’Brien-- While it is thoughtful of you to post this prayer request, it is quite thoughtless of you to use my photos without attribution. https://tugster.wordpress.com/2015/10/03/ss-el-faro-and-sibling/[/QUOTE]
Good of you to think of #1 there Will. I see where she has given you the credit you desperately desire. By the way, nice of her to promote your book on her website, I almost thought it would be an interesting read until I saw your name as co-author and changed my mind.
I can’t believe people even bringing up credits on a thread like this! As far as I know I know no one on the El Faro but I still have a tear in my eye. Having lost 14 friends to the sea over the years any story like this hits home with me. My thoughts and prayers are with the families.
[QUOTE=Knots;170021]I pray that a group of red suits are sighted soon.
Without casting any blame, I am also bewildered as to why the ship would go straight into the path of the storm. Some will complain that it is too soon to ask such a question, maybe for the CG and search parties, but for the rest of us besides prayer, it is what we are all asking. Crew members families are already on tv asking the same question. //youtu.be/IIPEoxHDz38
There has to be some reason that I am just not seeing…[/QUOTE]
I was on the El Yunque, and no Immersion suits were on board, just life jackets.
Not being a professional mariner but have a new found interest in the trade and have been following this tread for reports and like everyone hoping for positive news,
I have just seen the El Faro lifesaving equipment list and it does lend to some hope.
In addition to the two 43 person lifeboats the boat had four 25 person life rafts and a 6 person life raft on the bow. All designed to free float and self deploy. I have no idea what it would be like to try to swim to a deployed life raft in a Cat 4 hurricane. If it’s even possible.
Additionally, There is a NWS graphic that depicts how the forecast track and strength predictions were changing constantly. Clearly a huge factor.
Using the controls of the graphic on the left and manually advancing the images one by one and noting the time it tells the story of this storm doing exactly the worst thing for the El Faro and crew.
Why would they sail into dumb shit like that. During my 5 yr tenure sailing for oil companies, it was the great captains and there great decisions that is 50% the reason I’m still alive today besides own personal skill set. Never jeopardizing the crew and if we’re caught in something that gets drastic we turn around. None of this shit is worth our lives. My heart is heavy tonight and my prayers are going up in hopes of blessings coming down for the families involved. All that macho rahrah lets take on a storm shit is bullshit. Delivering the product in one piece and making money for the company and family SAFELY, is the objective.
[QUOTE=ConnorWrynn;170045]I was on the El Yunque, and no Immersion suits were on board, just life jackets.[/QUOTE]
Ive been on 10 different unlimited tonnage ocean going vessels with 6 different major US companies and have never seen one that didn’t have an excess of Immersion suits on board. This would be the first.
