Uncovering Lessons from El Faro

摘要

While it's been more than two years, like many of you I'm still troubled by the loss of the steamship El Faro with all 33 crew aboard in Hurricane Joaquin. In testimony on January 30 before a House subcommittee, Rear Adm. John P. Nadeau, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, made a pledge. "Not only do I want to express my sympathies for their loss, but I also want to convey that the U.S. Coast Guard will keep this tragedy in the forefront of our minds as we strive to make enhancements to our marine safety program to help the maritime industry avoid future preventable tragedies."