It hurdled past hurricane Categories 1, 2 and 3 until it settled at 4, a fearsome ball of wind, waves and rain, and then it sat. Such storms in the Caribbean, along Hurricane Alley, are commonplace and carefully monitored, and do not necessarily lead to canceled voyages, veteran captains said.īut by the time El Faro and its 33 crew members approached the Bahamas, the storm had turned treacherous more quickly than anticipated. MIAMI - By the time the cargo ship El Faro pulled out of the busy port in Jacksonville, Fla., last Tuesday ready to begin its routine 1,200-mile run of goods to San Juan, P.R., Tropical Storm Joaquin, as it had been recently christened, was threatening to become a hurricane.įor many experienced captains of large vessels, a tropical storm, even one that is strengthening, is cause for concern but not necessarily alarm.
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