His stricken ship battered by wind and waves, one can picture El Faro Capt. Michael Davidson struggling to manage an increasingly tense situation. Over wailing alarms, he no doubt gave orders, received updates over radio and perhaps made announcements over the intercom. El Faros voyage data recorder, currently some 15,000 feet below the surface, likely caught some of these discussions on the bridge. After rampant speculation about the cause of the accident, federal investigators believe recovering the VDR will offer critical detail about the shin's final hours.
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