Widow Helps Push Through Maritime Safety Act After Losing Husband In El Faro Ship Wreck

WASHINGTON D.C. (WJZ) — October 2015, a loaded cargo ship called the “El Faro” set sail from Florida to Puerto Rico. But the ship was on a deadly collision course with a powerful category 3 storm: Hurricane Joaquin.
The voice recorder revealed that the captain did not realize the severity of the storm until it was too late. Everyone on board died.
Rochelle Hamm’s husband, Frank — a Woodlawn High graduate — was one of the 33 on board.
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