She sailed from Florida last Tuesday, right into the storm.
Why ?
On the news. They said they used a weather model that had the storm going the other way.
So sad.
Prayers.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/05/us/el-faro-missing-ship-hurricane-joaquin/
Video at link: “Still looking for survivors” - Capt. Capt. Mark Fedor, USCG
Its either bad reporting by the media or bad decision making by the crew.
She sailed from Florida last Tuesday, right into the storm.
Why ?
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That’s the question. My guess is the company puts a tremendous amount of pressure on the captain to save fuel and time.
It was a tropical storm when she sailed
She may have been loaded in storms projected path at dock or in St John’s River..,. Not a good place
These class vessels are fast and perhaps thought she could outmaneuver storm if it got worse
Large ships traverse hurricanes and typhoons regularly around the globe
But as a rule try to avoid the zero to 120 degree apex of hurricanes which is highest concentration of storm power
In a storm any vessel is eithe slamming bow or surfing stern
She reported she lost power over propeller issues and hence she would have likely laid to beam in towering canyons of water
Steep seas with big rollers and fairly high frequency wave length on top
Beaufort scale 12 plus which is ominous
That's what I want to know. WHY? Who would be crazy enough to sail into the path of a hurricane? I could understand if this happened many years ago when there was little/no hurricane tracking but how could this happen nowadays when we have accurate satellite locations of the hurricanes plus a good idea of the track.
DOES NOT COMPUTE!!!
“She sailed from Florida last Tuesday, right into the storm.”
The storm gained strength rapidly AFTER they sailed AND it reversed course 180 degrees just prior to the sinking.