WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed on Monday that the wreckage of the cargo ship El Faro was found over the weekend.
Wreckage found at bottom of ocean on 10/31 confirmed to be #ElFaro. Survey of area and vessel continues.
— NTSB (@NTSB) November 2, 2015
On October 1, the 790-foot cargo ship with a crew of 33 went missing near the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin. It was headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico from Jacksonville, Florida.
El Faro’s 28 US crew members and five Polish nationals are all presumed dead.
The Coast Guard said in a statement on October 5 that rescue aircraft searching for survivors from El Faro found a dead body near islands in the Bahamas chain.
