Coast Guard Report: Captain’s Errors Led To El Faro Sinking

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Coast Guard says the primary cause of the sinking of a cargo ship two years ago that killed all 33 aboard was the captain misreading both the strength of a hurricane and his overestimation of the ship’s strength.
The Coast Guard report released Sunday makes recommendations stemming from the Oct. 1, 2015, sinking of the El Faro, a 790-foot vessel that went down near the Bahamas when Capt. Michael Davidson tried to cut through Hurricane Joaquin. The Jackso