SS El Faro

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/SS_El_Faro
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Sun_Shipbuilding_&_Drydock_Co.
gptkbp:callsign WDC6288
gptkbp:cargo vehicles
containers
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 33
gptkbp:fate sank
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:grossTonnage 31,515
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS El Faro
gptkbp:IMO_number 7395351
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:National_Transportation_Safety_Board
gptkbp:launched 1974
gptkbp:length 241 meters
gptkbp:locationSunk near the Bahamas
gptkbp:notableEvent deadliest U.S. commercial maritime disaster in decades
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:TOTE_Maritime
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:ownerAtSinking gptkb:TOTE_Services
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:El_Faro
gptkb:Northern_Lights
gptkbp:route Jacksonville, Florida to San Juan, Puerto Rico
gptkbp:sunkBy gptkb:Hurricane_Joaquin
October 1, 2015
gptkbp:type roll-on/roll-off cargo ship
gptkbp:wreckDiscovered October 31, 2015
gptkbp:wreckLocation about 15,000 feet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:El_Faro_sinking
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6