Hurricane Joaquin

• US coast guard didn’t think El Faro cargo ship was at risk of sinking

  The U.S. Coast Guard says they didn't believe El Faro was at risk of sinking and had software problems while preparing a response plan

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  Feb 24, 2016
  
• Feds: Wreckage identified as ill-fated cargo ship El Faro

  Federal investigators on Monday identified wreckage found 15,000 feet deep in the sea as that of the ill-fated cargo ship El Faro.

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  Nov 3, 2015
  
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• Federal investigators begin probe into sinking of US cargo ship

  Federal investigators looking into the ill-fated voyage of a 790-foot freighter believed to have sunk in the Atlantic during Hurricane Joaquin will focus on the communications between the captain and the vessel's owner.

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  Oct 7, 2015
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• Search for answers begins in sinking of US cargo ship

  On board the 790-foot El Faro when it set out on its doomed voyage into the path of Hurricane Joaquin were five Polish workers whose job was to prepare the engine room for a retrofitting.

  Oct 7, 2015
• South Carolina gets slammed by epic rainstorm, death toll at 12

  People across South Carolina got an object lesson Monday in how you can dodge a hurricane and still get hammered.

  World

  Oct 6, 2015
• Coast Guard: Missing ship sank, 1 body found, search goes on

  On Monday, four days after the El Faro vanished, the Coast Guard concluded it sank near the Bahamas in about 15,000 feet of water.

  World

  Oct 5, 2015
• In Photos: South Carolina flooding devastates state

  Historic rainfall across South Carolina has left tens of thousands without power, closed several roads and forced thousands in the state's capital to boil their water for safety.

  Weather

  Oct 5, 2015
• WATCH: Man uses kayak to search for survivors of South Carolina flooding

  Incredible footage out of South Carolina shows the true extent of the flooding as a man uses a kayak to search for victims still trapped in their homes.

  Environment

  Oct 5, 2015
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• Body spotted from US cargo ship that sank during hurricane off Bahamas

  The Coast Guard said Monday that a U.S. cargo ship carrying 33 people that has been missing since it encountered high winds and heavy seas from Hurricane Joaquin sank.

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  Oct 5, 2015
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• Bermuda next up to feel the effects of Hurricane Joaquin

  Bermuda was lashed Sunday by gusting winds and pelting rains from a weakening Hurricane Joaquin as its spinning centre tracked just west of the island.

  Weather

  Oct 4, 2015