JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Marine Board of Investigation wrapped up a highly technical day at the Prime Osborn Convention Center Thursday.
The final witness of the day had to be pushed to Friday to continue questioning.
However, after the lunch break, Jamie D’Addieco, a senior surveyor with the American Bureau of Shipping, came to the stand.
D’Addieco had been aboard El Faro for various surveys, but the one the board focused on the most was the one on September 8, 2015, which was 21 days before the ship sailed on its final voyage.
Photos shown during the previous set of hearings show a clean and tidy engine room, and a witness said Thursday that the El Faro engineer took pride in maintaining the engine room.
From previous testimony, we learned that the boilers were reported to have some deterioration and were due for maintenance.
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D’Addieco said she couldn’t recall why ABS couldn’t be present for boiler repair work that was done just a week prior but said when she arrived, the ship had already been underway while running at 800 psi.
But when pressed as to why she didn’t run a stronger pressure test, she said it was a matter of safety.
“For a boiler that’s been operating over 40 years, in my opinion, it could lead to an unsafe situation,” said D’Addieco.
D’Addieco added that the portion of the boiler that was repaired only adds efficiency to the plant and isn’t necessary for the boiler to run.