Investigator says El Faro's tragic ending "burned" in his mind
790-foot ship sank in October 2015 after losing propulsion while it tried to ride through Hurricane Joaquin
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Scott Pelley's report on the sinking of the El Faro shows video of the cargo ship 15,000 feet beneath the Atlantic
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The NTSB on Monday released new images of the sunken ship El Faro and announced it may take new steps in the investigation of the ship's sinking
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An unmanned device captured the images showing the nearly 800 foot-long ship resting upright 15,000 feet underwater
The NTSB released a video Sunday as part of its investigation of the vanished El Faro. An unmanned device captured the images showing the nearly 800 foot-long ship resting upright 15,000 feet underwater. The cargo ship vanished in October, steering into the path of Hurricane Joaquin on its way to Puerto Rico. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
Scott Pelley's report on the sinking of the El Faro shows video for the first time of the cargo ship 15,000 feet beneath the Atlantic
Wreckage on ocean floor confirmed as ill-fated El Faro
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El Faro went missing with 33 crew members on board when it lost power during Hurricane Joaquin off the Bahamas
It has been nine days since the cargo ship El Faro vanished off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin
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The Coast Guard is looking for the data recorder from El Faro that sank in the Bermuda Triangle during Hurricane Joaquin
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At sunset, the Coast Guard suspended the search for the ship that disappeared near the Bahamas with 33 crew members aboard
Officials for the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board announced the search for the missing ship "El Faro" would cease at sunset on Wednesday
Officials for the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board announced the search for the missing ship "El Faro" would cease at sunset on Wednesday. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers reports.
So far, the Coast Guard has covered more than 200,000 square miles in the Bermuda Triangle looking for survivors
Federal investigators are searching for answers in the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro that had 33 people on board. Overnight, family members and friends of the missing crew members gathered in Maine for vigils, where at least four of the crew members were from. So far, the Coast Guard has covered more than 200,000 square miles in the Bermuda Triangle looking for survivors. Mark Strassmann reports from Jacksonville, Florida.
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