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A search team on board a USNS Apache says they located the wreckage, believed to be El Faro, in more than 15,000 feet of water using sonar equipment towed from Apache. The wreckage found is located in the vicinity of El Faro's last known position.
Images of the vessel were captured using a side-scanning sonar system called Orion.
The target identified by Orion is consistent with a 790-foot cargo ship. Sonar images taken by search teams appear to show a ship of that size in an upright position and in one piece.
In order to confirm the search team’s findings, specialists on the Apache will use CURVE-21, a deep ocean remote operated vehicle, to confirm the identity is in fact the cargo ship that went missing Oct. 1.
If the vessel found is confirmed to be El Faro, CURVE-21 will start documenting the vessel and the debris field and attempt to locate and recover the voyage data recorder. The NTSB said that procedure could take up to 15 days or longer to complete, depending on weather conditions.
The NTSB press release can be read in its entirety by following this link.
