JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released a preliminary report on its investigation of the sinking of cargo ship El Faro.
However, according to Peter Knudson of the NTSB, "it does not contain any new information with the exception of the following sentence: 'The U.S. Navy Salvage and Diving division of the Naval Seas Systems Command was contracted to locate the sunken ship, assist in the sea floor documentation of the wreckage, and recover the voyage data recorder.'"
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The ship sank in early October and the 33 crews members who were on board are presumed dead.
The NTSB plans to issue another update into the investigation next week. The NTSB has also set up a dedicated website for the El Faro investigation.